



Blood, Justice & The Coley Brothers
In the sweltering summer of 1892, a brutal murder in rural North Carolina shocked the region and ignited a fierce quest for justice. When a Jewish peddler was found dead in the woods of Nash County, suspicion soon turned toward two local brothers—Thomas and Calvin Coley, young farmers with hard lives and darker secrets.
What followed was a trial that gripped two counties, revealing not only the chilling details of the crime but also the deep undercurrents of prejudice, poverty, and desperation in the post-Reconstruction South.
Now, over a century later, their distant cousin, Henry D Parrish Jr, unearths the tangled history of his own bloodline—bringing to light the social, racial, and personal forces that led to an infamous crime. Blood, Justice & The Coley Brothers is a gripping narrative of family, violence, and how one reconciles their family's murderous past.
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A Spoonful Of Secrets
A June Calloway Mystery
When small-town journalist June Calloway agrees to judge the Grady Sweetheart Bake-Off, she expects a weekend of frosted cupcakes, community charm, and maybe a little local gossip. She doesn't expect Rosa Bloom, one of the contestants, to drop dead before the judging is through.
Armed with her reporter’s instinct and a stubborn streak a mile wide, June will have to sift through the lies, follow the crumbs, and find the truth. Before someone decides she’s stirred up enough trouble.
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The Dreams We Bury
A June Calloway Mystery
In the summer of 1998, seventeen-year-old Ivy Lindley vanished without a trace. Two years later, her body is found in the woods near Ash Hollow, along the banks of the Chowan River. No one is ever charged. No one ever talks.
Twenty-seven years later, June Calloway returns to Ash Hollow chasing shadows of a past that won't let go. As she digs into Ivy's unsolved murder, she uncovers buried lies, fractured friendships, and a truth more horrifying than she imagined.
But Ivy's story didn’t end in the woods. Ivy never truly left Ash Hollow, not until she was ready.
A haunting tale of loss, memory, and the ghosts we carry, The Dreams We Bury is a mystery with a twist you’ll never forget.
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The Girl Time Forgot
A June Calloway Mystery
Mary Beth Jones, a local woman haunted by the past, begs journalist June Calloway to investigate the decades-old disappearance of her sister, Delilah Honeycutt.
Delilah vanished in 1975 without a trace, on the same night as her boyfriend, Marc Sinclair. Rumors swirled and theories flourished. However, the truth was never uncovered.
The Girl Time Forgot is a haunting mystery about memory, loss, and the unrelenting pull of the past.
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The Covenant of the Veil
A Bergeron Witch Saga (Book 1)
In a land shaped by ancient power and guarded secrets, the Veil is all that stands between the living and the dead — and someone is tearing it open.
Thalveryan is ruled by eight witching families, each bound to a sacred relic and a solemn duty to preserve the world's balance. Among them are the Bergerons, a lineage where power has passed from mother to daughter for generations.
But now, tradition is broken. With no daughter to inherit the gift, the magic falls to Nicholas Bergeron — the first son to ever bear the weight of the family's legacy. Unprepared and untested, Nicholas must join forces with Adriean Fritchett, heir to a family sworn to protect the realm with the legendary Oathbrand Blade.
As an ancient darkness stirs and relics begin to fail, Nicholas and Adriean must uncover the truth buried in Thalveryan’s forgotten past — before the Veil collapses and the dead return to claim the living.
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Beneath The Surface
Sequel to After The Fall
In the wake of losing his partner Sam, Gabriel Fox struggles to move forward, his heart still weighed down by grief. Back at Grady High School, Gabriel finds himself facing the remnants of a life that feels impossible to rebuild. But when June Calloway uncovers a new lead tied to the corrupt land deals that once tore his world apart, Gabriel is pulled into a mystery that refuses to stay buried.
The missing person at the center of the case is no stranger to Gabriel’s past—a person whose disappearance is linked to the same shady dealings that claimed the lives of his parents. As Gabriel and June dig deeper, they discover a web of secrets, lies, and dangerous connections to the town’s most powerful figures, including the ever-threatening Mayor Mallory.
While Gabriel struggles with the emotional pull of his past and the guilt of moving on, the investigation takes a personal turn. The truth behind the land deals not only threatens the town’s future but could reveal a hidden part of Gabriel’s own history.
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After The Fall
A small town, a buried secret and a love that refuses to fade. In After The Fall, Gabriel Fox is forced to confront the ghosts of his past when journalist June Calloway uncovers the truth about the death of his boyfriend Samuel Whitaker and the mysterious accident that claimed the lives of his parents. As June unravels a web of corruption tied to the mayor and a shady land deal, Gabriel must face the painful truths he's spent years avoiding. But in the process of uncovering the darkness, Gabriel finds the possibility of healing and the unexpected spark of hope.
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