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Nearly six weeks after Lynette Dawson disappeared, on February 18th, 1982, her husband Chris finally reported her missing. He stuck to his story. There was nothing to be worried about. She had left to join a religious group after they had argued about her spending addiction. It was sad, but these things happen. He would get over it. Don't worry.Yet the notion that Lynette would abandon her two children seems impossible to swallow. She was a loving mom, and nothing suggested that she would give up her daughters for anything. She had said nothing about joining some cult to her mom and sister, with whom she was close. Never did she get back in touch with her children or make any enquiries about their well-being.What really happened to Lynette Dawson?

Liz has played it safe all of her life. After catching her boyfriend in the act of cheating on her, she leaves San Francisco to take ajob up north. She enjoys the change of pace. The people are nice and the town is charming. But then she meets her new business partner....Tori is outgoing and charismatic, everything Liz is not. She starts to Liz to become more assertive and take what she wants...But Liz can't help but notice that some of the people in town seem to be afraid of Tori. She has a certain animalistic air about her...and when the full moon hits, Liz finds out why people are afraid of Tori. She's a werewolf who takes out unsuspecting tourists and visitors who come to the town...Can Liz stop her when she targets Brad, a handsome visitor that she has begun to date?

Taylor Marks appeared to be young lady with everything going for her. Financial security, a loving mother prepared, it seemed, to do anything for a much-loved daughter. Why then, would she pay a friend $5000 to kill that caring parent?Like so much in life, Taylor Marks' story is much more complicated than appears on the surface. Today, as she sits in an Ohio prison, knowing that she will die without ever again being free, we can wonder about her thoughts. To what extent does she regret her actions? And what is the full degree of her guilt?

Jean is forced to enroll in a boarding school in Salem, Massachusetts. True to form, she runs afoul of a group of girls at the school who fancy themselves as wannabe witches. Jean, however, is a real witch. She has spent her life trying to hide some of her supernatural abilities but he discovers that the school is the place where her cousin had committed suicide a few years earlier...Jean always doubted that her cousin killed herself and now seeks to use some of her supernatural abilities to find out the truth.

Teresa stared at the closed casket blankly, unaware of the din around her. Her eyes were dry despite the fact that she wanted to cry. Why would I want to cry? She was a terrible mother. She wasn't even a mother. But she did left behind a secret legacy. A legacy that Teresa cannot escape when she tries to discourage her daughter Madelyn from developing a quirky interest: the study and practice of her deceased grandmother's weird artwork. Their search into understanding the origins of her bizarre paintings lead to the discovery of a murderous cult and the demon they all worship. Can Teresa exorcise both the literal and figurative demons of her past?

Dr. Leila Maxwell is a forensic specialist, her expertise is at getting the story behind a murder and she's recognized as one of the best. But she soon meets her match as a serial killer goes on a rampage in San Francisco as numerous prostitutes are found murdered. Her investigation then takes on a whole new sense of urgency when her troubled younger sister is declared missing.

"The Disappearance of Ann Marie Burr" delves into one of America's most baffling missing person cases. Ann Marie Burr, an 8-year-old girl from Tacoma, Washington, vanished from her home in August 1961, sparking a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. The book explores the events leading up to her disappearance, the initial investigation, and the subsequent search efforts that failed to locate her. It also examines the theories and suspects that have emerged over the years, including the speculation that she may have been one of the earliest victims of notorious serial killer Ted Bundy. Despite the passage of time, Ann Marie Burr's disappearance continues to haunt her family and perplex investigators, making it a chilling and compelling mystery.

Samuel is a widowed crippled by grief and unable to let go of his past. He finds a new job as a schoolteacher in an Amish community and expects to meet nothing but polite and religious people. The fiery and challenging Rachel, however, breaks the mold of what he was expecting. He hires her to help him take care of his young daughter and the two become instant friends. He begins to fall for Rachel himself but fights off his feelings as he doesn't think Rachel feels the same way about him... But what if she does?

An anthology of Mail Order Bride and Amish Romance stories...Reformed outlaw turned bounty hunter, Mack Matthews is hired to police a small mining town and bring the ruthless Sheriff to justice. He soon crosses paths with Sophia, a mail order bride that arrives in the town only to find out that her would-be husband has been murdered by the man that Mack has been hired to take down. Things become complicated as she agrees to pose as his wife as he works undercover to expose the Sheriff for what he really is...But what happens when the bounty hunter and the mail order bride really do fall for each other?

SARAH'S AMISH CHRISTMAS Christmas. It was Sarah's favourite time of year; a time for love, for family, for community. For the entire month of December Sarah felt warm and at peace despite the havoc of arranging the festivities. Her parents and sister always left her in charge of everything, but in all honesty she didn't mind one bit. She enjoyed it. Everything about Christmas was just so wonderful. Which was why, as she unlocked the door to her little cottage, her eyes drifted to her neighbour's home. Noah wasn't the most sociable of men, but he also had no family to spend Christmas with. The thought carved a hollow feeling in Sarah's chest - so it was with the confidence of a woman on a mission that she left her doorstep to march across to Noah's...he's a widow and she makes it a point to find him a bride...but what if she's the right woman? THE SHUNNING OF MARY BONTRAGER Mary Bontrager is having a difficult time letting go of the past. Years ago she left her Amish community out of spite but now she's forced to return with her young son in tow. Her mother is forgiving but her father...cold and distant. He allows Mary to stay providing she accept the stipulations of Amish life. Mary is resentful but has no other choice. It isn't until Noah, a handsome farmer, begins to soften her heart with some old-fashioned courtship. But once again Mary's father intervenes and the growing affection between the couple is stifled. Can they overcome the strict rules of Mary's father and put a past of hurtful shunning behind them?

Thailand's lush beaches and exotic holiday resorts often perfectly hide the depravity that befalls the local poor population of the country. Hidden in the shadows of explicit beauty, lurks an underworld of forced labor and crimes that go unnoticed and unpunished. For Somkid Pumpuang, this type of environment lent itself blissfully to his monstrous killing spree. Due to Thailand's vast lands and poverty-stricken provinces, this monster was able to vent his uncontrollable temper and incessant need for money and lust on the poorest of victims. How many did he kill?

Eddie is a lonely teenager, engaging in petty thefts and begging on the streets. All this changes when a she-wolf enters his life one night. Coming upon her by happenstance, Eddie is transfixed by her beauty and savagery. But she is on the run from a werewolf clan who want her back into the fold. When Eddie helps her escape, the she-wolf begins to become fond of the young man. But soon the werewolf pack, police and local street gangs begin closing in on the two. Do they have a chance of making it out of their city alive or will these forces combine to eat them both alive?

The story unfolds in the depths of a writer's struggle, where the looming specter of writer's block threatens to rob him of his last chance at creating a masterpiece. As he grapples with his own frustrations and the relentless pressure of time, a dark muse emerges, urging him to tell a tale unlike any he has written before.Haunted by personal demons and a past filled with loss and longing, the writer embarks on a journey into the darkest corners of his soul. His narrative intertwines with his own life, revealing a story of heartbreak, family secrets, and a town plagued by inexplicable disappearances.As he delves deeper into the darkness, the lines between reality and fiction blur, and he finds himself confronting his own mortality and the true nature of his muse.

When a sheriff dies on the job, no one is willing to take his place in the Old West small town. To make matters worse, gold is discovered in the town creek which brings numerous fortune seekers to the area. A federal marshal named Cooper is brought in to police the town and not only is he forced to deal with rambunctious out-of-towners, a number of murders begin occurring...with a traveling serial killer sending taunting the local newspaper with his chilling depictions of how he committed the murders...Can Cooper stop the killer before he moves on to the next town?

Sarah is a young Amish woman dedicated to her widowed father and the family furniture store. The two have moved on since the death of her murder, but a pall of loss and loneliness hangs over both of them. When her father hires an Amish man from a nearby community, sparks begin to fly between the two. Not wanting to lose another woman in his life, her father conspires against their union in his own stubborn way. Can she convince him that if she gets married he will not be left alone?

Rebecca is an oddity in that she isn't looking forward to her Rumspringa at all. She knows what she wants out of life. She wants to stay in the Amish community, get married and raise a family. She already knows the man shw wants to marry but her parents want to stay true to their Amish tradition and allow her to experience Rumspringa. But what Rebecca didn't anticipate was her fiancee going on his own Rumspringa...and living it up...When she hears of his exploits will she still want to marry him?

James is crime scene photographer with no life outside of work to speak of. One day, while sifting through old files, he finds a crime scene photo of a beautiful woman...and immediately falls in love with the picture. He then begins to research the woman's death as her crime was an unsolved mystery. Soon, he begins to see apparitions of the woman as she leads him on with clues to solve her murder. Is she a figment of his imagination or she his perfect vision come to life?

Barbara Grimes was the older of the two Grimes sisters, her full name was Barbara Jeanne Grimes and she was born on the warm day of May 5, 1941. It was only a short few years before her younger sister Patricia Kathleen Grimes was born on, December 31, 1943. The girls were only two of the seven Grimes children. Their siblings described Barbara and Patricia as being inseparable, the best of friends. They attended Thomas Kelly High School and St. Maurice high school where they were said to be attentive, smart young girls. These two girls were crushing on the heartthrob, Elvis Presley. They couldn't get enough of his music, especially his latest hit, Love Me Tender, a movie they had seen in theater almost 14 times. On the night of December 17, 1956 Patricia and Barbara Grimes took the journey to Chicago's Brighton Theater to see Love Me Tender, just like they had many times before. Both girls begged their mother, Lorretta, to let them take the bus to the theatre. No one knew that this would be the last time anyone would ever see the two sisters again.

Here are many stories of black widows, women who kill their husbands for power or financial gain. These women have been scattered throughout history and the ones who have been caught for their crimes often make us take a second to consider what the people we love, and believe love us, are truly capable of. You may never know whom you are sleeping next to, but should you really be concerned that they will poison your oatmeal or shoot you while you sleep? It's a rare occurrence, but it does happen. One such case comes from the sleepy city of Durham, North Carolina. Durham was a tight knit town, a wholesome community where people were proud to raise their children, work, and attend their churches. And even decades later, the residences of Durham have not forgotten what happened when evil walked through their town.

The couples who commit murder together are not so rare. Of course, there is always a leader and a follower in those instances. But what happens when the law enforcement cannot pinpoint the blame on a single person and determine which one was the killer and who was the accomplice? The case of Christina Marcum and her ex-fiance Jason Singleton is a perfect example because each of them put the blame on the other person. It is still unclear what exactly happened on that January night in 2011, but both are locked up and serving their sentences.

Arville Garland was a hard-working, God-fearing traditional man earning a hardscrabble living in Ohio. But his daughter, Sandy, wanted a different life. She wanted college. And education and a career. So she left home to live with her boyfriend. In sin. Worse than that, she moved into what Garland regarded as the epitome of such sin, a hippy commune. But it was worse than that. Arville Garland had not only seen his property take ownership of itself, steal itself from him, but take itself away and challenge every value its rightful owner held. One wonders, from afar, what else had happened to make Sandy despise her father so, but that can only be speculation. For him, it was enough that she had moved in to a commune with her allegedly drug abusing boyfriend. It was in such a state of uninformed fury that Arville Garland set out late on the night of May 7th, 1970. To kill his own daughter...

When a mysterious woman hitches a ride on Christopher's horse & buggy, he is fearful that she may be one of those wild Englisch women that the elders have talked about for so long. But while she is a pretty Instagram model with millions of followers, she is adamant about escaping her previous life. She's suspicious of everyone with a stalker on her trail but realizes that Christoper and his Amish safe haven may be her only way to developing a new identity...and the romance she always wanted...

Sweet Christian Romances make up this collection of stories sure to warm the heart and give one pause...HEAR MY LOVEViolet is slowly losing her hearing. She worries about both her hearing loss and a budding romance with Brian, with whom she feels a kindred spirit. She begins to push him away but Brian has other ideas, coming up with a novel way in which he can communicate how he feels for her without words...AN ANGEL TO WATCH OVER MEWillow is faced with tragedy when both her parents are killed in a car accident. Having lost her will to live, she is ready to give up on life until she meets a tall handsome stranger who claims to be her Guardian Angel..But he's an angel that is no longer welcome in heaven but commissioned to care for her to prove his worth in order to gain absolution. And the only way to do this is to be her protector and her guide...But he falls in love with her which is strictly forbidden in this supernatural Christian romance.MY CHRISTIAN COWBOYBill is a cowboy bounty hunter who has been hired to escort Katy, the pastor's daughter, to the small town of Shadow Creek to help find her wayward sister. Neither is happy about the arrangement, but here in the Wild West, they both unexpectedly find love and a renewed faith.

Miriam cannot wait for the next Amish social but some of the elders are thinking about the prospect of cancelling the event. Crestfallen, Miriam feels like the opportunity to meet some nice Amish young men is gone...But when her long-time friend Eli helps her to try and salvage the event...something strange happens...she begins to see qualities in him that she had never seen before.

Rachel watched the trees rush by outside the train's window. She had been on the train for over three days and she was ready to arrive at her destination. She felt stiff and tired of sitting and wondered how much longer she could take the confined space of her seat.She stared down at her son. She still couldn't get over watching him sleep. His tiny perfect nose, mouth and eyes, made her heart melt with love. His long eyelashes rested on his pink cheeks and he looked like a tiny angel sleeping.There had been a time when she had blamed her innocent baby for the troubles in her life, for making it difficult, but not anymore. There had been many people at fault in what had happened, but her baby wasn't one of those people. She sighed and turned her attention out the window once more. It had been several years since she had visited her cousin Mary in Delaware and now, she was going to be living with her. She hoped that Mary wouldn't be as judgmental of her as some had at home. What had happened to her had happened to many other young girls, but for others it stayed hidden, in the shadows, where everyone wanted to keep it. For her, there had been no way to keep it hidden...But how will the people of this Amish community accept her?

She had only met her new husband's family the day before, as they had had to start immediately on the wagon train. The group was the last to arrive. Abigail had barely had time to meet the boys, who had spent most of the day napping on top of their father's book boxes after a sleepless night before on the train up from their hometown. She had spoken mostly to Laura, who had joined her inside the second wagon. By the end of the day, Laura had been ready to pronounce them friends, which had almost made Abigail cry with happiness...The others would remain to be seen, but Abigail was hopeful...Mrs North had seemed impressed with Abigail's packing skills, at least, which was a comfort. She had taken great care when packing the items Mrs North had sent ahead. Abigail knew she would not be able to demonstrate her housekeeping skills until they had reached their destination, and she was determined to do as good a job as possible "keeping house" for their wagons...Exiting the tent, Abigail stopped dead when she saw John...He was handsome but had a grim facial expression. Would their arranged marriage work

A collection of Amish Romance... Amber is a successful business woman who visits the local Amish community at her mother's request. Once there, she immediately catches the eye of the handsome Abel who insists that he knows her. The longer Amber stays in the town, the more she realizes all she has been missing in her life and wonders why her mother insisted that she visit..The truth is soon revealed, however, as Amber discovers that her connection to the town is deeper than she even realized.

When Abigail is down on her luck. Faced with meager prospects, she takes the advice of a friend and looks into the prospect of becoming a mail order bride. She accepts a proposal from Joseph to live in Wyoming. Happy to be free from her circumstances, she soon realizes that the West poses a challenge all its own, not to mention the fact that they're wedding itself gets off to a rocky start. Her new husband Joseph is a farmer and he failed to mention his own financial woes. Can the two come together and meet the challenges of the new West?

Lucy has just gave her heart to Michael and has promised to be his bride. But there's something she can't get out of her mind. Memories of a love, long ago. She made a promise to another young man. But she was forced to move to another community and lost contact. Now she must go back and visit her old community...and meet the man she made a promise to years ago...Can she put the past behind her or will it come back to haunt her?

A young Amish woman begins care taking duties for her ailing grandmother while pining for the new handsome and roguish Englisch teacher in town...but the overweight Abraham has been pining for her for years....will she see the sweetness in Abraham and choose him over the Englischer?