Hagatha's Century of Terror: The Slaughter Minnesota Horror Series Book 3


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What does a crazy old lady in Slaughter, Minnesota, need on her 100th birthday? Sweet revenge, of course. Hagatha could not be more pleased as she approached her centennial celebration. All the pieces to her devious plan of destruction were finally coming together. And now, she had cast a spell on her great-granddaughter to help her carry out the crowning blow. Karen Garber-Slaughter, however, felt conflicted. She harbored a web of lies from her husband and wanted to come clean but was never quite able to do so. Something always compelled her to continue the charade as she hurtled towards carrying out Hagatha’s deadly masterstroke. Would Hagatha get the ultimate birthday gift she so desired? Or would Karen successfully break the spell ending Hagatha’s reign of terror and saving the Slaughter family from extinction? Hagatha’s Century of Terror is the third book in the Slaughter Minnesota horror series. Join Hagatha’s celebration of her 100th birthday as she tries to blow out all the candles in the Slaughter family. Buy your copy now. You don’t want to miss Hagatha Ketchel’s big birthday bash!




Hagatha Ketchel Unhinged: The Slaughter Minnesota Horror Series


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Twenty-four years in an asylum is enough time to really lose your mind. And arouse one to unleash the dark and vengeful thoughts residing therein. Hagatha Ketchel was beyond distraught. She was shunned and cast out by her husband for bearing him a daughter instead of a son. Hysterical, she did the unthinkable. And for it, she was committed to a mental institution. They told Hagatha her stay there would help. They claimed that it was much more humane than other insane asylums. Yet, Hagatha’s hopes were dashed. She descended into a deeper and darker place—a place no one would ever want to go. Hagatha did the only thing she could – she found a way to live with her demons. Not just exist with them but use them to her advantage. She may have seemed like the model patient when she was discharged after 24 years. But there was nothing therapeutic about her transformation. Her extended incarceration was the genesis of Hagatha’s lethal plan and life-long commitment. Those who spurned her in the past hadn’t a clue of the calamity she was about to unleash. Hagatha Ketchel Unhinged is the second book in the Slaughter Minnesota horror series. Join Hagatha in her descent into hell to appreciate how she became Slaughter’s most dreaded resident. If you grew up near that one scary house that you didn’t dare pass or that strange neighbor you always tried to avoid, this is a story for you. Buy your copy now, before Hagatha Ketchel unleashes a calamity on you!




The Metronome Man: Bad Timing (A Serial Killer Thriller Series Book 1)


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All his victims suffered from the same problem – bad timing. And if there was one thing the Metronome Man couldn’t stand, it was bad timing. Jurgen Boogaard wasn’t always a monster. But he became one through an unfortunate series of mental, emotional, and physical insults during his formative years. As a result, he developed a unique and unhealthy obsession with a metronome. Which eventually led to another more dangerous fixation - wanting life around him to move in adherence to his rules of rhythm. Jurgen tried to ignore those who moved with reckless abandon. And even found some success in jobs where his disciplined pace prompted great productivity. But he couldn’t disregard people and their intolerable, asynchronous movements forever. Something had to give. And in Jurgen’s case, what gave was his restraint. Jurgen didn’t initially want to kill anyone. He just wanted to teach them to move at the right speed. But when his efforts failed, he had no choice. Breaking his rules of rhythm had to be met with a much more severe punishment - death. The Metronome Man: Bad Timing is the first book in a serial killer thriller series. Where the rules of rhythm lend new meaning to running out of time and running for your life. Tick-Tock. Buy your copy now, before you run out of time!




Aja Minor: Off the Rails


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While SHIELD’s hacked network is down, Aja and Marsha take time off. But it’s short-lived as they discover a new threat in a most unlikely place. Aja and her SHIELD colleagues successfully rescued 50 trafficked children in their last mission. But it was not without significant losses or loose ends. So, while Cybersecurity Specialists try to restore SHIELD’s hacked network, Aja and Marsha take some well-deserved time off to recover and recharge. Unfortunately, criminals who prey on children never take a vacation, and while on hiatus, they inadvertently discover a new threat in a most unusual setting. Tarnishing what was touted as a monumental achievement in our country’s progress toward unprecedented levels of efficient and environmentally friendly mass transportation. But like their previous missions, nothing ever is exactly what it seems or as easy as it might first appear. And loose ends eventually come home to roost. Will Aja and the SHIELD team tie up the loose ends and surmount this new threat to vulnerable children? Or will the loose ends and their new nemesis finally win out and bury Aja and SHIELD forever? Aja Minor: Off the Rails is the seventh book in the Aja Minor psychic crime thrillers series. Fans of fierce female protagonists with unique powers who overcome adversity will find a home in this series. A portion of the proceeds from this series are donated to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, established in 1984 to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization.




Aja Minor: Island of Lost Souls


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Aja and SHIELD almost met their demise by trying to take down the Black Widow. Now a new nemesis has taken over her trafficking operation. Aja narrowly escaped dying, being incarcerated as a traitor, and suffering a catastrophic rift in her relationship with Marsha. All just to have the Black Widow avoid capture, pivot, and sell her trafficking operation to some unknown U.S. billionaire. Complicating matters, three U.S. Senators who tried to eliminate SHIELD through budget cuts are missing. Fueling rumors that they may somehow be involved in the billionaire’s nefarious operation. And then there’s the not-so-little matter of Aja’s former paramour joining the team to work on the SPIDA project. Will Aja’s former paramour be the key to making SPIDA a reality? Or will her presence corrode the bond between Aja and Marsha? And can Aja and the SHIELD team overcome their past failure, solve who’s behind the operation, and rescue the abused and exploited children? Or will this case spell doom for Aja and the SHIELD team? Aja Minor: Island of Lost Souls is the sixth book in the Aja Minor psychic crime thrillers series. Fans of fierce female protagonists with unique powers who overcome adversity will find a home in this series. A portion of the proceeds from this series are donated to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, established in 1984 to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization.




The Metronome Man: Not My First Rodeo


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Molly escaped the Metronome Man's clutches. But he outfoxed the FBI. She thought she was safe, but he wasn't done with her. Not by a long shot. Molly did the impossible–she survived the abduction of the Metronome Man. Then relocated with her wife to a safe place. A place where she could recover from the trauma and reclaim her life. But the Metronome Man was resourceful. Despite the FBI and the walls of justice closing in on him, he managed to escape. Once again, taking on a new identity and finding a safe haven from which to plot his next steps. A sanctuary where the clip-clop of horse hooves calmed the savage beast within him. But he needed Molly. And he mistook her resistance and efforts to elude him as a game. A game he intended to win. Would Molly be able to continue to evade him? Could the FBI redeem themselves and finally capture this murderous monster? Or would he get the girl and ride off into the sunset, allowing his reign of terror to continue? The Metronome Man: Not My First Rodeo is the third book in the Metronome Man serial killer thriller series. Buy your copy now before the rodeo comes to your door!




Aja Minor: Shanghaied


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Aja gets caught in the Black Widow’s web. First, trapped on a remote island. Then compelled to abandon the allegiances she holds dear. Aja knowingly sacrificed herself to save twenty girls from the Spider’s Web child trafficking network. She also gave herself up thinking it would free Marsha and two other SHIELD team colleagues. Unfortunately, she never should have trusted that the Black Widow would hold up her end of the bargain. So now, she and Marsha find themselves in the same predicament. Confined to a remote island and forced to survive under the most primitive and extreme conditions. Until the Black Widow whisks them off the island, separates them, and compels Aja to cooperate in a most unexpected project. A project that will have Aja compromising more than just her allegiance to SHIELD. Will Aja’s actions doom her crime-fighting career? And where is Marsha? Is she being tempted or tortured into traitorous actions too? And, most importantly, will either of them survive the Black Widow’s clutches? Aja Minor: Shanghaied is the fifth book in the Aja Minor psychic crime thrillers series, including Aja Minor: Gifted or Cursed, Aja Minor: Fountain of Youth, Aja Minor: Predatorville, and Aja Minor: Spider’s Web. Fans of fierce female protagonists with unique powers who overcome adversity will find a home in this series. A portion of the proceeds from this series is donated to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, established in 1984 to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization.




Aja Minor: Spider's Web


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Aja and the SHIELD team embark on a high-stakes mission. One that could turn the tables in the war against sexual predators or sentence them to death. Aja’s frustration boils over when a new child trafficking network is discovered. She feels like the team is fighting a losing battle. For each predator they get off the streets, ten more take their place. But when Aja suggests what sounds like an outlandishly impossible solution, she is surprised when the powers that be agree to marshal the necessary resources to investigate its viability. Concurrently, Aja and the team are tasked with bringing the Spider’s Web network to justice. And saving hundreds of girls subjected to unimaginable abuse, including two missing girls from the team’s last mission. Risking their lives once again. Will Aja’s pie-in-the-sky idea revolutionize the fight against sexual predators? Or will the effort fail, jeopardizing the support of the novel CIA-FBI team? And will Aja and the team exterminate the Spider’s Web network and rescue its victims? Or will they be the ones eliminated? Aja Minor: Spider’s Web is the fourth book in the Aja Minor psychic crime thrillers series, including Aja Minor: Gifted or Cursed, Aja Minor: Fountain of Youth, and Aja Minor: Predatorville. Fans of fierce female protagonists with unique powers who overcome adversity will find a home in this series. A portion of the proceeds from this series is donated to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, established in 1984 to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization.




The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures


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Reviews of over 300 graphic adventure games, focusing on games from prominent publishers such as LucasArts, Sierra On-Line, and Legend Entertainment but covering games from independent developers as well. Reviews primarily cover games published 1984-2000. Interviews with game creators/developers Al Lowe, Corey Cole, Bob Bates, and Josh Mandel are included.




Old Lady Ketchel's Revenge: The Slaughter Minnesota Horror Series


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No one truly escapes their childhood unscathed. Especially if you grew up in Slaughter, Minnesota, in the 1960s and crossed Old Lady Ketchel’s path. All the kids at Slaughter Elementary had the sense to steer clear of Old Lady Ketchel’s place. Everyone except for Bobby Briars. And for his folly, Bobby and his parents mysteriously disappeared. You see, Hagatha Ketchel had a bone to pick. Not just with foolish kids like Bobby Briars, but with the entire town of Slaughter. Not that anyone knew why or dared approach her to try to learn why. The Briars’ home stood vacant for a long time. Until one day, Ms. Karen Garber, a perky 23-year old woman, bought the house and moved from the Twin Cities to be Slaughter Elementary’s new 7th-grade teacher. Then things really began to spin out of control. Despite Ms. Garber’s best intentions, chaos and destruction always seemed to follow her. Was Ms. Garber cursed for having bought the Briars’ house? Was Old Lady Ketchel’s vendetta behind all the bedlam? And could the residents of Slaughter survive the onslaught? Old Lady Ketchel’s Revenge is the first book in the Slaughter Minnesota horror series. For those readers who grew up near that one scary house that they didn’t dare pass or that strange neighbor they always tried to avoid. Buy your copy now, before Old Lady Ketchel seeks revenge on you!