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An anthology of True Crime headlined by the story of Lana Sue Clayton... When Lana Sue Clayton's husband, Steven, was found dead July 21, 2018, in the foyer of his expansive South Carolina mansion, authorities initially assumed he'd died during a fall down the stairs. Everyone knew Steven adored his wife - even after she'd "accidentally" shot a crossbow at his head while he was asleep, none of their friends or neighbours suspected that the incident had been intentional. After Steven had survived the bizarre shooting with a fairly minor surface wound, he even managed to convince the local police investigating the incident that it was completely by accident, likely related the chronic sleeping disorder Lana Sue had been diagnosed with. And she'd played the role of grieving wife perfectly after her husband was found dead in the couple's lakefront home. She told investigators that for days before his death, Steven had been complaining about vertigo - dizziness, headaches, and nausea. Lana Sue, a 52 year old nurse who worked at the VA in nearby Charlotte, seemed devastated by the loss of her husband. Little did they know she had systematically killed the man she made vows to...with eye drops..

A collection of Mail Order Bride and Amish romance mark this anthology... Allison has gone from having a good life to a hard luck one in a matter of days....Her parents die unexpectedly and she sees no other alternative than to become a mail order bride. She travels cross country to meet her husband and finds him to be a most hostile man, giving her only a matter of months prove herself. Shocked by his demands, she nonetheless gives into the deal and finds herself seeing a different side of him. Realizing that his demanding nature was born from a past of hurts, she begins to treat him with kindness...but can she help fix the inner turmoil inside of him or will he send her away before any change can happen?

HE STARTED WITH HIS WIFE...'Michelle was extremely loyal, ' said her close friend, Debbie Knight, 'she was giving, she was caring, she was dedicated. An amazing woman.'Lisa Emmons concurred. 'Michelle was fun so smart and organized, 'It had been a long time since her many friends had seen the successful executive, or even heard from her. In Michelle's case, a long time being more than a couple of days. That was unusual, in fact so strange that these friends began to worry. In the end, tensions rose, and Debbie decided that she had to visit. The increasingly alarmed messages that she had left on Michelle's answer phone had not been answered, and the probability that something bad had happened to her friend could be ignored no longer. Even so, none of these concerned women could have had the slightest idea of the extremes of violence they would discover all done by the hands of the unassuming Charlie Brandt. This story and more are featured in this anthology of True Crime.

A collection of Amish romance... Joshua is nearing retirement and taking care of his senile wife. He can't get her to allow him to throw anything out and their house has become a complete mess. Then he meets Lovina, an Amish woman who is dating a man with whom she is hopelessly mismatched. The two become unlikely confidants and each allows the other to share their life and experiences with them. Will they both help each other to make the toughest decisions of their lives?

A collection of True Crime Stories KILLER REAL ESTATE AGENT Pamela Phillips, known as Pam, is currently serving life in jail for killing her ex-husband. But, is the former wealthy socialite really capable of murder? And why did it take almost 18 years for her to get caught? Pam's early life was relatively unremarkable. She was born in 1958 to a wealthy family who had a rather frivolous lifestyle. Pam's father was short tempered and drank too much, whereas her mother was a calm and collected woman, who rarely showed any emotion. Perhaps, this combination gave Pam a steely edge and a hunger for the high life. For many years though, Pam seemed like a perfectly normal, ambitious woman. She was very beautiful and achieved a successful career as a real estate agent, growing to be worth between 1 and 2 million dollars. WENDI ANDRIANO A dying husband needs a devoted wife. But when love runs out, marriage becomes a burden. On October 8, 2000, Wendi Andriano snapped. She had played the part of devoted wife to her terminally ill husband, Joe Andriano, for years, but when the love left their marriage, so did Wendi's patience for her husband's eventual demise. Wendi had a plan to help nudge nature along, and when her plan b expired, she took matters directly into her own hands...

A collection of Hollywood style Horror...Two Youtubers investigate the authenticity of a series of paranormal videos that were shot in the local graveyard. They want to disprove the videos but as they unravel the source of the mysterious footage, they uncover something far more sinister and terrifying about a real life witch that is producing the videos...

Has The Claremont Killer Been Brought To Justice? Sometime in 2020, when the warm Australian winter is turning to searing summer, Bradley Robert Edwards will discover whether or not he has been found guilty of the homicide of two, perhaps even three, of the Claremont murder victims. These were the young women who, in a spate of assaults in the mid 1990s, lost their lives in sexually motivated attacks. The quietly spoken, outwardly calm middle aged man, pillar of society and apparently upright citizen has already admitted to a number of offences relating to other young women who were victims of sex attacks, but whether the judge in this case, Justice Steven Hall, finds the former technician guilty of murder as well remains to be seen. Whatever, the peaceful community of Perth knows that the upcoming trial will dominate headlines in the months to come.

AN ANTHOLOGY OF ORIGINAL ZOMBIE HORROR OUR DEAD BODIES In a post-apocalyptic world, Hal's wife and young daughter have become zombies. Somehow, however, they have retained a modicum of their humanity and communicate in the smallest of ways. Hal refuses to allow them to become exterminated even though the world is on a zombie killing craze. Determined to keep his family intact, Hal heads cross country to find his family a safe refuge from the zombie hunters. OUR LIVING FUNERAL Riley has been estranged from her mother for a long time. But her mom has just bailed her out of rehab for the umpteenth time. Riding on the subway together, they blame each other for their life's problems.. Suddenly, a man turns into a zombie in front of them and begins attacking the other passengers...the subway goes through a tunnel and the lights shut off...screams and shouts of pain echo throughout the train...can the mother and daughter team work together and survive the beginning of the zombie apocalypse? CEMETERY THINGS The zombie apocalypse is real...Katie can't study in her dorm room. She gets distraction after distraction until her entire world gets shifted upside down. The dead are now walking the streets and eating whoever crosses their path...Disbelieving at first, Katie receives a frantic phone call from her younger sister then gets disconnected. She decides that she has to make her way home and search for her sister and parents who are not answering their phone.. DEADVILLE A philosophy student finds her sorority sisters transforming into zombies after returning home from a party. THE ZOMBIE EFFECT Jaime is emotionally broken, alone and overworked...he is then bitten by a zombie and forced to face his own demons as he walks through his old hometown...conjuring up bad memories of friends and family alike until he reaches the home of the person who has been the cause of his childhood abuse... THE SOUND OF ZOMBIES In a post-apocalyptic world, the zombie population has been reduced to a mere hundred. The few that remain are used for research. A group of rednecks come upon a rare zombie in the backwoods and decide to abuse him for kicks. The zombie, however, turns out to be a lot smarter than what they anticipated. INFECTIOUS A group of American soldiers in Vietnam are assigned to clean out a village that has been wiped out by a top secret weapon...a chemical that has been sprayed down on the village to asphyxiate all of the inhabitants. When they arrive for the clean up job, they discover that they inhabitants have become zombies.

IRYN MEYERS Iryn Meyers came to the United States as a mail order bride for Joe Meyers. Both lonely and desperate but for different reasons, Iran began to show a side of herself that wasn't too apparent to Joe when she detailed her wants and desires in their mail correspondence. Joe would soon find out that his supposedly sweet mail order bride from the Philippines was willing to do anything for money...even murder. Iryn Meyers is just one of numerous female "black widows" featured in this anthology which include ; Judy Buenoano, Dena Thompson, Kristin Rossum and many, many more.

A collection of sentimental stories in the Christian Romance genre. This series is headlined by Amanda Weber's "The Man I Forgot"...Emilia has hit it big in the music business. Everyone knows her by her stage name, but only those in her small town know who she really is...and about the scars of her past...When her high-profile romance with another musician goes south, the young woman heads home and tries to rebuild the bridges she had burned when she left town...and the man she truly loves.

Truth stranger than fiction? We've all heard the phrase. Actually, it's a bit of a falsehood. Invention acting as truth. Reality always wins out in the end. Doesn't it? But, in the case of Valerie McDaniel, truth runs even the most bizarre fiction close.Had Valerie survived her darkest days of 2017, she may well now be serving time behind bars. Certainly, prosecutors in Houston, Texas, have little doubt about that. Then again, it is the prosecutors' job to believe in the guilt of those they are employed to accuse. It would be hard, for all but those completely lacking in any moral compass, to attempt to put somebody they believe to be innocent away in prison. Wouldn't it?We shall never know the absolute truth regarding whether or not veterinarian Valerie McDaniel did actually commit a crime, because her trial never took place. Nor shall we know, with certainty, whether there were any mitigating circumstances to be taken into account when judging any wrongdoing she did undertake. We can though, tell her story. We should do so fairly and in a balanced way that allows the reader to make up their own minds in this unusual case. Because Valerie's story is important. She leaves behind a young child, a daughter, who will grow up without her mother. If, one day, that daughter decides to investigate for herself what happened to her mother, it is essential that she can access information untainted by both opinion and interest. This is a tale of two parts. The first, and overwhelmingly longer one, tells of a woman whose life, career and family seemed successful and happy. The second covers just a few weeks, and sees the personality of the protagonist apparently change, making decisions that caused her to throw away that career, that reputation, that loving daughter and, finally, her life itself.Did a once respected veterinarian suddenly decide to become the head of a murder for hire scheme? This is the story of Valerie McDaniel.

an anthology of thrillers THE DEVIL ON THE HORIZON Karen is recovering from an exorcism. She has little memory of being possessed but her friends keep her at arms length, her ex-boyfriend doesn't want to talk to her and her family members seem to know something about her she doesn't. She keeps being stalked by an unsavory looking priest as well. But she soon meets another young woman who actually enjoyed being possessed and tries to coerce her back into the arms of the demonic. DARK PORTRAITS William was a thief, pimp and leader of one of the most feared motorcycle gangs in California. A man possessed, he was headed straight to hell until he met Denise, a young woman who freed him of his demons. He moved on but returned to the town years in order to see what became of Denise. He soon discovers that she has fallen prey to the same demons that he had once before. Can he save her like she saved him years before?

AN ANTHOLOGY OF AMISH ROMANCE SOMETHING NEW Esther visits the Amish cemetery on a daily basis, mourning the loss of her Matthew. She talks to Gott during these times, asking for his guidance in raising her young daughter without the father she loved so much. Still quite the young beauty, Esther doesn't lack for any suitors. She feels drawn to one man in town because of his chiseled features but the more she prays the more she realizes that another man may be best suited for her and her daughter. Which will she choose? AMISH TUESDAYS Joel and Rachel Yoder are a young Amish couple that discover that they cannot have a baby. They pray and pray to no avail until they begin volunteering at a local Children's hospital. There they meet an orphan who pulls at their heartstrings. Will they be able to see what Gott has in mind for them? A REDEEMING AMISH LOVE After six years of living as an Englischer, David Schmidt finally returned home to Bird-in-Hand, hoping to reconcile with his estranged family. He had made some pretty bad choices in life, and one of them had been Kate. He knew all too well he would not be welcomed with open arms, but he was willing to do what needed to be done to find forgiveness. And it was Mary Weber, the Bishop's daughter who made the biggest difference of all. She stood up for him when no one else was willing and she showed him that there is redemption to be found. With a few weeks to Christmas, their relationship started to grow stronger, but he was still not sure how he truly felt about her. Was this a friendship, or was it something more, and then Kate shows up a day before Christmas...

AN AMISH ANTHOLOGY OF ROMANCE A STOLEN AMISH KISS Sarah feels as if she's fading into the background of life. Both at work and at home she watches as her friends and family pair off and get married. She feels a rapport with a visiting Englisch teacher and over time, the two become close friends. One day, he steals a kiss from her and declares his love before his assignment his over. But her family has already set her up with Abraham, a kind man that seems to mean well but she doesn't feel anything for him. Will Sarah follow her heart or remain loyal to the wishes of her Amish family? JUST PLAIN AMISH Samuel thought he was doing the right thing by leaving his wife Sara behind in their Amish community as he pursued his career in the NFL. Sara would have other ideas, however, as she joins her husband in the big city for the next football season. His football team is followed by a television network and a feature on the couple makes Sara the star of the show. Unbeknownst to her, she gains a following of her own because of her beauty and Amish beliefs. But the stress of being in the public eye begins to strain their marriage. Can they keep their vows and make room for faith, fame and family? IN AMISH DREAMS Marta is a young Amish woman who is dealing with a family that is slowly unraveling...her brother has left the community and rejected the Amish lifestyle...her mother and father are fighting and her world is starting to come apart at the seams. To add more conflict, she has two men that are seeking her hand in marriage. One wants to stay in the Amish community, the other wants to take her to California for a new life...Which road will she choose? A REASON TO RUN Things couldn't be better for Leah. The man of her dreams, Alvin, wants to marry her. She readies herself for a lifetime of happiness and children. But a freak accident leaves her confined to a wheelchair. The prognosis is grim and she cannot help but become bitter. She begins to reject the attentions of both her family and Alvin. But Alvin still wants to marry her despite the fact she has hurt him with her words. Will she soften her heart and open herself up to him before it is too late? THE AMISH DIVIDE Samuel is an Amish man who does everything by the book. He is "perfect" in the eyes of his community but is drawn to the bad girl of the town, Willa. She ran away from home as a teenager in order to escape from abuse, landing in jail for a crime that she doesn't want to discuss. But now Willa is back in town and makes a play for the man she has always loved but was too afraid to say so. Samuel starts to return her interest but Willa soon finds his sister blocking her way, trying to protect her brother from her "bad influence." Can Willa overcome the secrets of her past and win the heart of the man she has longed for all these years? AN AMISH REVIVAL Jason doesn't like where his life is going. Everything seems scripted and it looks to be a foregone conclusion that he will marry Missy. Seeking escape, Jason heads out to an Amish community as they are preparing for a Christmas festival. Once there, he meets a woman that is the opposite of what all of his dating partners have been. She's kind, sweet and attentive toward him in a way that he's unused to. Smitten by her charms, does he have the character to win her heart despite the misgivings of her family?

These serial killers had a disdain for women behind their charming facades..Ricardo Caputo was a handsome young man, a sketch artist who was fluent in various languages. His dark hair, dimpled chin, and deep eyes, accompanied with his charming personality, drew people to him. He enjoyed the attention he received from women and tended to seek out intelligent partners who he could hold a conversation with, and preferred women who would sympathize with his frustrations in life. It wasn't difficult to be won over by Ricardo's smooth, winning personality. In 1970, at the age of twenty-one, Ricardo travelled to the United States on a six-month visa. He held a number of jobs, from a busboy and waiter in various restaurants, to a custodian in the Plaza Hotel, and eventually decided to stay in the country for an extended period. This attractive and ambitious young man would become a regular on the FBI's most wanted list over the course of the 1970s, often holding the number one spot. Behind the sombre eyes hid a dangerous mix of personalities with a terrifying aggression towards women.

Darcy Morgan was a child actress and had a hit TV show but was never the wild child Hollywood star the media portrayed her. But her vindictive ex-boyfriend releases a cell phone video of her and she becomes scandalized...Running away from Hollywood and landing in Lancaster, PA of all places. The customs and people throw Darcy for a loop...and she falls harder for Isaac, the handsome farmer who helps her get settled into the town. He knows nothing of Darcy or her past...but will that secret prevent them from developing a romance that seems aligned by the stars?

This serial killer is a voyeur. He has left his latest victim inside a shipping container. He has positioned her under a camera so that he can see her every move...what little moves she can make inside the box. He likes to watch people suffer. Detective Darla Meekins catches the case. She's new to the town and doesn't like being treated like a rookie. She gets the missing report on the woman who has been reported missing over fifteen times. She's had drug and alcohol problems but Darla feels as if something else is going on...She works fast to find the killer as she realizes that he will capture another young woman before the night is over... Her little sister hasn't been answering her phone...and she's not at home. Can Darla find her before it is too late?

Robert Hansen was dubbed the "Butcher Baker" by the media after he kidnapped, raped and killed at least seventeen women with possibly more victims that have yet to be identified. The murders took place in and around his hometown of Anchorage, Alaska as Hansen would hunt down his victims in the woods with a variety of weapons. It would take over twelve years before authorities would finally capture and convict Hansen in 1983. His case would remain out of the limelight until a movie called "Frozen Ground" would be released, detailing his exploits with John Cusack starring as Hansen.

A True Crime anthology of women at their most barbaric... In 2006, two young women shocked the world with a brutal crime that seemed straight out of a torture porn movie. Valerie Parashmuti and Jessica Stasinowsky were two lesbian women who fancied themselves as vampires. They had been living together for a year before they took in a troubled sixteen-year-old named Stacey Mitchell. The attractive Stacey, however, caused a rift between the two lovers. A rift they decided to mend by killing the young girl in the warped belief that this would show how much they actually loved each other. These are the events that led up to that fateful day in 2006.

FAITH UNTOLD Life in the Englisch world isn't working out for Heather now that she's pregnant, alone, and homeless. It feels as if the world is closing in on her. During a dark night of the soul, she turns back to Gott. Soon she's back home in the small Amish town with the family from whom she ran. She's welcomed home, but danger lurks in the shadows. Gideon meets Heather at her worst, but he's determined to begin courting the young woman despite the obstacles. But a new romance is nowhere on her radar and he has to try awful hard to get her to even notice him. But once he makes his intentions known, can he break through her defenses and break down the barriers she's erected to protect her heart? THE CHOSEN AMISH David came from an abusive home. Now that he is married, he begins replicating the same behavior with his wife. The Amish community elders have warned him but his habit is ingrained in his spirit. Finally realizing that he has been living his entire life in denial, he seeks redemption. But even if he can remain a changed man, can his bride forgive him after all he's done?

Brian Shaffer called his girlfriend Alexis and expressed how much he missed her and loved her. He told her that he was looking forward to spending the next week with her in Miami. As the call wrapped up, he told her that he was planning on bar hopping with his friend Clint. She asked him to call her the next day, and he readily agreed. After hanging up, he and Clint walked out of a bar called The Ugly Tuna. They made their way down the street, entering a few bars along the way. They would walk into a bar, take a shot or two, and then walk back out to find the next bar. They continued their pub crawl for a while, slowly making their way towards the Arena District. When they got into a bar called The Short North, Clint and Brian ran into Clint's friend, Meredith Reed. It was almost midnight, and the two men asked Reed if she would give them a ride back to The Ugly Tuna. She agreed, and even stated that she would go in with them into the bar for a drink. The three were captured by CCTV riding the escalator to The Ugly Tuna Saloon at 1:15 a.m. on April 1, 2006. They went into the bar, and at 1:55 a.m. the surveillance cameras caught Brian talking to two women at the top of the escalators. After the women left, Brian turned around and walked back into the bar. The three then discussed heading home. That was the last time they saw Brian.

Stories of the Amish community; their romances, their lives and trials...Dawn is having a difficult time breaking away from her Amish parents. Her friends are all going on their Rumspringa whle she is left behind. But she meets a visiting Englischer, a man appropriately named "Sunny" because of his bright smile. Dawn soon falls for his charms but her parents are against any possible union because he is not Amish. They go so far as to send Dawn away to stay with relatives but Sunny is undaunted. Will the two young people be able to convince Dawn's parents that their love for another is real?

Victoria has given up hope on romantic love. She just wants security and comfort, anything beats living in poverty with her younger sister Diana...Two orphans now destitute after illness claimed both of their parents. Victoria decides she has no other choice. She will become a mail order bride. Her suitor, a man named Luke, courts her with letters of undying love. But Victoria isn't so willing to give up her heart. But she soon finds out that Luke has just as many emotional trauma as she has...will the two come together and make each other whole?

In December 1985, a narcotics detective was shot and killed in the driveway of his farm in Pueblo, Colorado, where he lived with his five children and his wife, Donna Yaklich. Initially, authorities suspected Dennis' death was linked to his work in law enforcement, but a tip led them to two teenage shooters - and eventually, back to Dennis' wife, Donna. However, attorneys for Donna Yaklich argued that Dennis had been beating his wife. The murder, they claimed, was a battered woman's desperate attempt to escape a lifetime of abuse - or potentially becoming a murder victim herself, like Dennis' first wife, who is thought to have died of a diet drug overdose in 1977.

The Wedding Pact Brooke and Derek are wedding planners who are at odds when they are hired by an engaged Christian couple who can't agree on anything. Both Brooke and Derek are as different as night and day as are the couple they have been employed to help out... but when they learn to compromise the two of them discover that opposites really do attract... Recklessly Amish Sarah thinks that the Amish lifestyle isn't for her. She loves her family and friends but she feels as if she doesn't fit in. She doesn't bite her tongue, hates to do common chores and thinks children are snotty little brats. What she does like to do is push the envelope, whether it be riding a horse too fast or shirking her duties at the farm. But when she meets the serious minded John, she begins to rethink her attitude. Will she change her ways for the sake of a romance?

An anthology of Amish Romance by Monica Marks...Emily is a sweet but sometimes impulsive Amish woman who cannot decide which suitor is best for her...She has the clean and safe Thomas and the ruggedly handsome rebel in Matthew. She fears that time isn't on her side as both men are vying for her attention but in different ways. Which one will she choose? Will she go the traditional route with Thomas or will she possibly leave the Amish community and elope with Matthew in this clash of old versus new worldviews.

An Amish anthology headlined by "Cross My Amish Heart"...Hannah Miller works at Miller's Goods, her father's general store which is the place to be in the Amish town. To handle their growing business, her father hires Michael, a handsome young man that immediately catches Hannah's eye. He's a troubled soul, however, with a guilt ridden past which involves the death of his fiancee. He believes he will never feel the same connection he did with fiancee and has sworn off love for good. Through Hannah, will Michael realize that he has only been inflicting more pain on himself by refusing to forgive himself for his girlfriend's death?

Detective Todd Richards is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of Father O'Malley, a priest who committed suicide in an abandoned convent. A routine investigation takes a turn for the strange, however, as Richards finds out that the convent is rumored to be "demon possessed" and a mysterious nun appears whenever the detective comes into the decrepit old building. Richards is a skeptic of the supernatural and denies all of the strange goings on in the convent but he soon realizes that the devil is not mocked in his horror thriller.

Delilah is an Amish widow that knows little about personal finance and less about the family business. Despite her best efforts to stay solvent, , she faces foreclosure on her home. With a young son to consider she needs a miracle and quick, but pride won't let her accept money from her friends and family. When handyman Samuel promised his best friend that he'd look after Delilah should anything happen to him, he never imagined that would include marriage, yet for some reason he feels that it is the right thing to do. So he asks for her hand in marriage... Delilah accepts his proposal, shocking them both. Will their marriage of convenience hold just as many surprises?

Carl and Anna are unhappy to learn that they are unable to have children of their own. However, an orphan boy visiting with the neighbors shows them that they can still have a family by adopting him. The boy has been placed into various foster homes and needs a forever family. But will Carl and Anna be the family he needs?