Thriller/Mystery

Proven Innocence
Mary J. Rocco
Category
Trigger Warnings
Proven Innocence is a suspenseful crime novel. It includes elements of suicide ideation, drug usage, domestic abuse, violence, death, and vulgar language. Readers who might be sensitive to the aforementioned, please read with care.
Cynthia Evans wakes up in the trunk of a car, no idea how she got there, only to discover she’s wanted for the murder of her husband and children. With no memory of life prior, Cynthia is sure she did not commit the crime.
Only problem is-how does she convince anyone she’s not a murderer when she is not sure who she is?
With the help of a downtrodden diner waitress, Gabrielle, Cynthia fights to prove her innocence.
One thing is clear: Rick Evans is dead. But who is the real killer?

Jack & Jill: Too Close to Home
Iain Benson
Category
Trigger Warnings
Institutional transphobia
When a double homicide in a trans nightclub comes to light, DI Jack Ville is assigned the case. But Jack has a career-ending secret: Jill. And Jill was at that nightclub two hours earlier. Jack must walk the line between solving the case and staying in the closet in a force where transphobia is a threat. When more murders come to light, it might take Jill to solve this one.

Demon’s Edge
Iain Benson
Category
Trigger Warnings
None
Pulled into a world on the brink of war, 12 strangers must pull together to survive a hostile desert to reach a human enclave, where they still won’t be safe. In this world where music and crystals combine to make magic, the bards are the wielders of magic. Kara, a talented busker, finds a new talent, but is it enough to find the one being who can send them home? When that one being wants humans exterminated from his world?

Deadly Blooms
Sadie J Foxx
Category
Trigger Warnings
sexually explicit scenes, grotesque descriptive murder, discussion of corpse rape, discussion of murder of a child, explicit language, blood play, kidnapping discussion of child abuse, wrongful use of body parts, be mentally prepared for anything
Love wins, but obsession kills in this dual POV paranormal mystery romance filled with witty banter, steamy spice, and unhinged WTF moments

Mushroom Theory
PT Bateman
Category
Trigger Warnings
mild violence, war scenes
Dawson Crane is on a mission to stop a deadly toxin from destroying innocent civilians entangled in a world of unknown espionage and manipulation. Partnered with a Ukrainian soldier miles away, Crane must uncover this deadly plot before he is discovered and eliminated.

The Editor’s Choice
Hannah France
Category
Trigger Warnings
no trigger warnings
When Jade discovers her high school sweetheart is having an affair, it seems like life can’t get any worse.
That is, until her best friend is murdered, leaving her to figure out the truth on her own.
Despairing and hopeless, she finds solace in the company of a man with his own dark past. But can he be trusted?

Bound To Parish
David Filla
Category
Trigger Warnings
Sexual Abuse, Religion, Rape, Pregnancy, Abortion
Bound to Parish is a suspenseful thriller set in the backwater bayous of Louisiana, where a state homicide detective is called back to the small town of his childhood when his mother passes away. While there, he stumbles into a missing persons investigation that’s leaving local police stumped. He reconnects with old friends and old flames in hopes of finding his purpose in life while also hunting for a possible serial killer with no apparent motive.

Desire’s Curse
Maricca Wood
Category
Trigger Warnings
Some triggers include manipulation, mental/physical abuse, stalking, attempted rape, kidnapping, graphic violence, guns, PTSD, masturbation, explicit sexual scenes, murder, death/dying, and bodies/ corpses.
Online dating gone wrong! When the use of a popular dating site brings an unwanted stalker into Amarah’s world, she’s left to clean up the ugly mess her life has become. Fortunately, she doesn’t have to do it alone. Liam Godrik, her older brother’s best friend, her childhood crush, and a former Navy SEAL steps in to help, causing the truth about their feelings for one another to finally surface. Will Liam’s years of training be enough to save her from the clutches of an equally skilled psycho?

Letters from Him
McKenzie Kooima
Category
Trigger Warnings
no trigger warnings
When mysterious letters arrive the summer before her senior year, Kenna follows the riddles within that hint at her father’s existence. Kenna with the help of her best friend, Jake, head to New York City using each letter as their tour guide. The rabbit hole leads them to a family she didn’t know she had, as well as a government medical testing facility where she quickly becomes an unwilling test subject. Join Kenna and Jake as each letter reveals a truth from both of their pasts.

Under City Lights (The Complete Series)
Piper Leigh Ion
Category
Trigger Warnings
Assault (including details of sexual assault), Mental health issues (depression, PTSD), Violence (graphic and domestic violence), Animal Abuse (Non-Descriptive), Sexual Content, Language, Death (grief, loss)
In the neon-lit streets of Sin City, where secrets lurk in every corner, I find myself teetering on the edge of a precipice, my every move threatening to plunge me into an abyss of my own making. Haunted by my brother’s murder, I prowl the shadows as a vigilante.
When I meet Crime Scene Analyst Johnny Cooper, I find myself drawn to him, torn between the desire for love and an unwavering commitment to my crusade, binding us together in a dangerous journey that could spell both salvation and ruin.
