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Family. The Job. The Thrill of Discovery. No one gets out alive.George Covington loved three things: his family, his job, and the dames he killed every night. Detective Smith hated three things: his family, his job, and the scumbags who killed dames. The only thing they had in common was the witch who pulled the puppet strings from the shadows.11:18 p.m. Subject is checking into the Desert Palms Motel, accompanied by an unknown female. Snapshot in the parking lot. Man and woman embrace. Betrayal ... I see it every day, like my own reflection. Another case, another bottle of booze, and another client who won''t be satisfied until I uncover every speck of dirt they think is there. I''m a private eye, hot on the trail; the top gun for hire. I lurk in the shadows, searching for the clues you think you erased. I''m the bulletproof detective, and I have you in my sights.What''s a little sin between the sheets, and a little blood between lovers? What''s a little death to be discovered, waiting for you under that white sheet? I''m digging a desert grave just for you, underneath the burning sun. You won''t be found ... not even by the vultures circling in the sky. You, my dear, are the reason why I was always easily influenced.

When the lines between a drug-addicted rock star and a die-hard fan begin to blur ... In Brian Paone''s first novel, he chronicles the trials and tribulations of befriending a modern-day rock star. As a die-hard fan of the rock band God Lives Underwater, Brian wins the trust of lead singer David Reilly. This honor comes with its own set of extreme personal highs and devastating shared lows.

During their tumultuous friendship, David fights an extreme battle with drug abuse and depression. Pile on top of all this the throes of a cutthroat music industry and the realization of one''s own mortality.

Dreams Are Unfinished Thoughts is a novel that convinces the heart of every reader that perhaps dreams are never really finished. Instead, they are passed on from one friend to the next.

"Welcome To Parkview" reads the rusted sign along the outskirts of town. The tarnishing letters seem inviting, yet foreboding and mysterious. Is passing through such a wise idea?

The final destination may be more dangerous than the trip itself-an unapologetic journey through a town that thrives on sex, violence, and the macabre. A place built on deceit and temptation. A spot forever cursed with soulless transients, unforgiving lovers, and merciless vampires who hide in the shadows beyond.

The facade is peeled back just enough for you to see past its surface. There''s but a glimpse of the darkness that put Parkview on the map. Then you realize that nothing here is a coincidence. In Parkview, it may be best to keep buried secrets quiet. In Parkview, even truth can be a deception.

Is it a love triangle if time travel is involved?Jeff Blue made important decisions every day—what clothes to wear, what to eat for breakfast, and what book to teach his high school English class. What he never expected was needing to make a choice between repairing his failing marriage in 1981 or start anew with J0—an unexpected and flawless copy of his wife in 2095.114 years in the future is nothing like he imagined and waking up there comes with its own list of questions. But while getting back to his time should be at the top of his list, it''s hard to resist the new-and-improved version of his wife. J0''s a clean slate. A chance to have things just the way he wants, to have things as they were before their daughter’s “accident.” However, staring at J0 reminds him of the woman he left back in 1981, whom he had vowed for better or worse.Armed with a one-way ticket to the moon, it''s a race against the clock to seize his last chance to return home to his time. A time without hover cars, Justice Computers, TeleSkins—a time without J0. Is that what he really wants?

Family. The Job. The Thrill of a Trilogy. It’ll Take a Miracle to Survive.

The black-veiled witch Anya and her army of ghouls aren’t used to being hunted—especially by her prodigies. In the final installment of the Moonlight City Drive trilogy, all the players are forced into a final showdown. Killers vs Detectives. Warlocks vs Vultures. Teenagers vs Witches. Psychics vs Ghouls. Everyone knows it’s the end of the road, and the city is certainly alive tonight.

Melissa Smith, the granddaughter of the infamous Wharf Killer, wrestles with either following in her grandfather’s footsteps and continue to eradicate the dames of the night or redeem herself and use her powers for good.

Returning to Las Vegas to revisit where the beginning of her family’s involvement in the witch’s mission occurred, Melissa will have to kill or relinquish her prominent status within the Mushroom Cult. Whichever her decision, she will need the help of innocent bystanders and invested mystics and commit to her destiny or finally end Anya’s reign.

Who will get out alive?

War broke his spirit. Can a young marine find healing in a world he’ll never see the same way again?The South Atlantic Ocean, 1982. Royal Marine Fletcher Layne never expected to see combat when he enlisted, despite his father’s vehement protests. Yet when he is deployed to the tiny Falklands Islands, he figures Argentina wouldn’t dare challenge the islands’ mighty British sovereignty. But all hell breaks loose over the territorial dispute, and he’s devastated when a bullet misses him and kills a young comrade.Returning home with a heavy heart plagued by guilt, Fletcher resents any celebration of his heroism and his parent’s disapproval. And as the traumatized survivor wrestles with two imagined voices of nagging conscience, he fears not even the gentle touch of a kind nurse will get him through to a peaceful tomorrow.Can he gain ground over his anguish before the darkness drags him down forever?

All three Moonlight City Drive novels in a single box set!A private eye is hot on the tail of a Jack the Ripper-style killer in 1940’s Las Vegas. Unbeknownst to them, a three-hundred-year-old witch and her army of ghouls are pulling the puppet strings, manipulating the killer and the detective. When the detective gets wind of her and her motives, he must decide to either team up with the witch to take down the killer or team up with the killer to take down the witch. It wasn''t personal, until the witch takes his granddaughter under her wing to make her the next prodigy and leader of the ghouls. Who will survive and who won’t get out alive?

All he wants is to get home alive. But when he barely escapes a violent ambush, can he survive a deadly race across the city?San Francisco, October 1989. Bennett Jacobs is okay with being square. With a loving spouse for company, the introverted software engineer doesn’t want or need to turn strangers into friends. But after the wife drags him kicking and screaming to a pool party, he reveals his computer smarts to a flamboyant artist dealing a popular street drug… and his life goes from blasé to bonkers.Arriving at his new acquaintance’s place to hack the encryption on a stolen floppy disk, Bennett is stunned when a rival gang tries to kill them for the formula. And after he discovers something isn’t right about the ingredients, the frightened programmer finds himself on the run from both the criminals and the cops.Can Bennett dodge the bullets and change this homicidal affair back to boring?Packet Man is a gripping urban crime thriller. If you like ordinary heroes, tense action, and authentic Eighties backdrops, then you’ll love Brian Paone’s treacherous sprint around the Bay.Buy Packet Man to fast track to funkytown today!

TWENY TALES OF WHEN THE MACABRE & HUMANITY CLASH

Monstrous spiders attack a hotel. A ghost cat that’s part of a paranormal revenge scheme. Two gunslingers refuse to duel. A haunted marine base flightline. A witch barista. A rattlesnake bite that creates multiverses. A fortune teller who is always right and always wrong. A dead, newlywed werewolf in a drainpipe. A mermaid whose captor is using her tail for meat …

What do they all have in common? Music inspired the stories in this collection. Some songs are mainstream; others are obscure. Regardless of whether you know the songs, these tales will make you laugh, gasp, tremble, and fill you with childlike nostalgia, while you pull the bedsheets to your eyes to check once more that your closet door isn’t still creaking open by itself …

When Hannah visits a haunted prison, what will she find in the deadly small hours?

Hannah is driven to right her wrongs. After a drunken 21st birthday dare left her with a shadow figure always around, the now-sober 28-year-old resolves to return to the scene of the crime. Determined to give back an eerie stolen piece of possessed fabric, she attends a phantom-hunting event with her best friend Christian, run by Get Haunted, at the Missouri State Penitentiary … to spend the night.

Going from one creepy location to another in the dark hours, Hannah watches Christian experience increasingly spine-chilling incidents one after the other. And when she can’t remember where the object belongs and tries one last cell, a vengeful specter refuses to let them leave …

She may have walked in … but will she walk back out with her life?

Intent on crafting a perfectly authentic and scary setting, author Brian Paone spent eight weeks writing this ghost-hunt-gone-wrong story from empty cells inside the Missouri State Penitentiary. And as he takes us to where his imagination ran wild while typing in the pitch blackness of night, fans of the genre will soon discover that same hair-raising thrill.

These Walls Still Talk is a deliciously macabre horror novel. If you like characters to root for, ghoulish goosebumps, and insidious intentions, you’ll love Brian Paone’s frightful venture.

Buy These Walls Still Talk today to hear the whispers of those left behind!