Detective Sergeant Dixie T. Struthers, Homicide Division, San Jose, California, investigates the murder of an ultra-chic beauty spa owner who is found dead in his hot tub.
Welcome to the world of Enchanted Ink! For a price, master tattooists can place a beautiful spell directly onto your skin. Want to be wealthy? Beautiful? Loved? You’ve come to the right place. Just make sure the price you’ll pay is worth it as the cost isn’t always in gold. **** Luca Galioto can tattoo just about any spell, but he specializes in healing tattoos. He’ll need to create his masterpiece after his mate, and Salem PD detective, Ash Montgomery brings in a human suffering a curse to end all curses. Luca uses every ounce of strength to save the man—because they both sense he’s their third. Colby Kennedy doesn’t believe in witches, demons, fated mates, and the things that go bump in the night. Yet he struggles to ignore the deep-seated lust he feels every time he looks at Luca and Ash. No matter his need, he has his brother to care for and a business to run. He doesn’t have time for nonsense. The demons don’t stop coming, putting everything he holds dear in jeopardy. Luca and Ash, and the coven at Enchanted Ink, are the only things keeping him and his brother from losing everything. But can he accept their world and his place in it before it’s too late? Enchanted Ink Books: 0.5 - Bewitched (an Enchanted Ink Prequel Novella) by Kelex 1.0 - Only Skin Deep (Enchanted Ink, 1) by Kelex 1.5 - A Squirrel Gets His Nut (An Enchanted Ink Prequel Novella) by Kelex 2.0 - Magic, Demons, and the Hunter (Enchanted Ink, 2) by JP Sayle 2.5 - A Scent Like No Other (An Enchanted Ink Prequel Novella) by JP Sayle 3.0 - To Hell and Back (Enchanted Ink, 3) by Kelex
On a world where death lurks around every corner, is friendship the strongest survival tool of all? Darin: bored with his paper pusher existence, he accepts a questionable deal for the LARP adventure of a lifetime. A jump through a dimensional portal strands him on the mythical world of Arvia, where everything is gigantic. Except the life-expectancy of newcomers. Rinloh: a mere ten meters tall. Life in the harpy flock has never been easy for her. Determined to become full-fledged at the upcoming human-hunt, nothing is going to stand–or fly–in her way. A chance encounter between these two–what could possibly go wrong? Humans consider consorting with a harpy a capital offense. Harpies consider the human citizens a tasty part of a balanced diet. Yet the two must overcome a most monstrous conspiracy as the citizens of the city begin disappearing, with a list of suspects as big as the inhabitants of Arvia. Harpyness is Only Skin Deep blends endearing characters and whimsical fantasy adventure in a uniquely witty, charming style. Contact your neighborhood dimension broker, or download Harpyness, and jump into the world of Arvia today.
What if biological transmitting devices that were able to be implanted into human beings, thus allowing others to listen in on their private conversations, became a reality? How could these devices be unknowingly inserted into their living hosts, and what evil machinations could result in yet one more example of man's inhumanity to his fellow man? Such is the premise for SKIN DEEP, where doctor is pitted against doctor, and a beautiful scientist, vying for her lover's affection, is willing to destroy anyone who gets in her way. Enmeshed between the medical malpractice trial of the century, a major epidemic threatening to wipe out the world's population, and a scheme to reap billions of dollars in profit, the novel winds its way from courtroom to bedroom in an ever enlarging circle of greed, corruption, and death. Will humankind be changed forever? The answer lies merely skin deep.
Retired English teacher Jean Smiley responds to her friend Bethas frantic request for help in learning the identity of aC, a a woman responsible for the end of Bethas thirty-year marriage. In the process of trying to assist her longtime friend, Jean uncovers some disturbing facts about a supposed accidental drowning of another friend who was a part of the aold ganga of high school days. If a book dealing with murder can actually be a afeel gooda book, this one is. The characters are old friends who, though mostly middle-aged and retired, lead active, productive lives, and Jean, the protagonist, is a woman with principles and quiet faith. Her relationships with family and friends and even her cat, Mrs. Robinson, are heartwarming and sometimes inspiring. People who are tired of explicit violence and sex, but who still enjoy reading a mystery novel, should enjoy Murder Is Only Skin Deep.
Someone is killing the most alluring women of Boston. Someone whose keen eye for beauty masks a twisted mind. Someone who insinuates himself into his victims' lives and leaves them with nothing but an elegant black stocking knotted around their necks. Homicide detective Lieutenant Steve Markarian must stop the killer before another woman is sacrificed. The stakes increase when he realizes his own wife has caught the killer's eye. In this stunning psychological thriller, bestselling author Gary Braver explores the nature of beauty, and the forbidding yearnings that kill in its name. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Janet is a warm, witty, bright, aspiring detective married to Brian, the medical pathologist. They live in Swampscott, Massachusetts where the sudden deaths of young women expose secrets family and friends knew nothing about. Truths are bared about neighbors, professionals and local townspeople. Is there a serial killer in this town? How are these women dying?