Kimberly Bettes

Nicole Lee, a young wife and new mother, steps out of the mall, squinting against the glare of the midday sun, completely unaware that her life is about to change forever.In a matter of seconds, she is steeped in fear as the world she knows and the life she loves fades away.As the panic sets in and the terror takes hold, Nicole tries to keep calm, though she's now in a frantic fight for her life. Locked in a deadly battle of wits with a psychopath, she struggles to keep her sanity as she's held.A 59,000+ word novel, with over 17,000 words of bonus content.For mature audiences only.

Held

Brian Boozer is a good kid in a bad situation. At thirteen, he's already endured the pain of losing his father and the agony of living with a step-father who hates and abuses him. At school, Brian suffers even more torment, delivered by bullies who seem to enjoy making his life miserable. The only bright spot in Brian's life is Carly, the girl on whom he's had a crush for years. As his relationship with her evolves, so do the problems at home and the confrontations at school. A distressed Brian retreats further into himself, hiding behind the wall he's built as protection from the cruel chaos around him. Eager to be free of his troubles, Brian fights to be heard in a world that won't listen.A 60,000 word novel plus bonus material.For mature audiences only.

Rage

Adam Spencer, a happily married 37 year-old father of two young boys, has everything he wants. A successful business, a beautiful home, two cars in the garage, and a dog. What he doesn't want is to die. But Adam doesn't have a say in the matter. He just found out he has brain cancer.Troubled by his newly-discovered death sentence, Adam joins a support group for the terminally ill. There, he meets six strangers who are struggling to cope with their own impending demises.When one member of the group dies, leaving behind an unfulfilled dream, the others realize just how limited their time is. Now, as the youngest member nears the end of his short life, they become determined to make sure the boy's dream comes true before it's too late. Together, they embark on a road trip that will teach them all what it means to live, and to die.

The Criers Club

HIS TIME HAS COME AND SO HAS THEIRS...When the Martins move their daughter from the crime-filled streets of St. Louis to the safety of the countryside, they don't realize that the rural town they think of as a haven is loaded with secrets, and the farm they lease is far from safe. It is cursed land, and they're about to find out the hard way that danger lurks everywhere, even in a small, peaceful farming community. In a struggle to survive until dawn, will they make it, or will they only add to the rising body count?

Before the Harvest

Elizabeth Anne Phillips, known as Annie, is a seventeen-year-old girl with her whole life ahead of her. With no confidence and low self-esteem, she's an introvert who lacks friends. Throughout her life, she has been tormented and teased by her classmates. She eagerly awaits her high school graduation, knowing it will end the cruelty she endures daily at school.However, that bright spot in her life is darkened when three classmates - in their drunken state - kidnap, rape, and beat her. Annie barely escapes with her life. In her spiraling depression, she considers suicide.Then, she has a better idea. She spends the next ten years plotting revenge against the boys who have ruined her life.She gains their trust. Then, she takes everything from them, just as they took everything from her. She takes away their sanity, their loves, and finally their lives. Even if it means losing her own.

Annie's Revenge

Ron Redwine is an up-and-coming author, a man whose lifelong dream of achieving celebrity status in the literary world is finally becoming a reality. But Ron isn't only a writer. He's also a sadistic serial killer who kidnaps, tortures, and murders women in his basement.Nicole Lee is a beloved wife and mother. She's also the only woman who has ever escaped Ron's clutches. After being held in captivity for nearly a year, she found a way out, a way to be free once again and go back to her life. Only she can't. The life she knew before her abduction is gone. Separated from her husband and son, Nicole is psychologically broken. She spends months in a mental health facility trying to put the past behind her so she can return to her family.Upon her release, Nicole hides herself away in a fleabag motel where she wrestles with her demons alone. When an interview on the local news advertises the last two stops on Ron's latest book tour, she becomes enraged. Furious that he's able to live his life happily while she's reduced to an existence filled with guilt and despair, she decides to take matters into her own hands.Pushed too far, Nicole seeks her revenge, using Ron's own devices against him.

Pushed

Lester Wine is a serial killer. Having brutally murdered dozens of women, he serves out his final days on death row. As his execution date nears, he recounts his story to a young journalist and budding author, telling every gory detail of his life and of the crimes he committed, all while fantasizing about the chance to do them one more time.

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