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NetGalley: Chaos Theory by Nic Stone

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Publisher: Random House Children's/ Crown Books for Young Readers Published: 2/28/2023 Pages: 288 Genre: Romance/Teen/Ya Review: NetGalley Amazon Scars exist to remind us of what we've survived. DETACHED Since Shelbi enrolled at Windward Academy as a senior and won't be there very long, she hasn't bothered making friends. What her classmates don't know about her can't be used to hurt her--you know, like it did at her last school. WASTED Andy Criddle is not okay. At all. He's had far too much to drink. Again. Which is bad. And things are about to get worse. When Shelbi sees Andy at his lowest, she can relate. So she doesn't resist reaching out. And there's no doubt their connection has them both seeing stars . . . but the closer they get, the more the past threatens to pull their universes apart. #1  New York Times  bestselling author Nic Stone delivers a tour de force about living with grief, prioritizing mental health, and finding love amid the cha

Kindle Unlimited: Unmissing by Minka Kent

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Publisher: Thomas and Mercer Published: 2/15/2022 Pages: 251 Genre: mystery/thriller Review: kindle unlimited Amazon Merritt Coletto and her husband, Luca, have the life they dreamed of: a coastal home, a promising future, and a growing family. That dream ends with a late-night knock on the door. Weak, broken, and emaciated, it’s Luca’s first wife, Lydia. Missing for ten years, presumed dead, and very much alive, she has quite a story. Her kidnapping. A torturous confinement that should’ve ended with her dead. And finally, escape. Racked with guilt over the beautiful life they’ve built, Merritt and Luca agree to help get Lydia back on her feet—it’s the least they can do. But the more enmeshed Lydia becomes in Merritt’s family, the more questions Merritt has. What is it about Lydia that’s especially unnerving? Why hasn’t she gone to the police with her harrowing tale? What does she really want of them? The answers, when they come, are terrifying. Because Lydia isn’t the only one with s

Library book: 4th of July by James Patterson

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Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Published: 5/1/2005 Pages: 448 Genre: Murder Mystery Review: library book Amazon Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club make a courageous return for their fourth and most chilling case ever-one that could easily be their last. In a late-night showdown after a near-fatal car chase, San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer has to make an instantaneous decision: in self-defense, she fires her weapon-and sets off a chain of events that leaves a police force disgraced, an entire city divided, and a family destroyed. Now everything she's worked her entire life for hinges on the decision of twelve jurors. To escape scrutiny during breaks from her trial, Lindsay retreats to the picturesque town of Half Moon Bay. But soon after her arrival, a string of grisly murders punches through the peaceful community. There are no witnesses and there is no discernible pattern. But a key detail recalls a case Lindsay worked on as a rookie years

Kindle Unlimited: The Asylum Confessions: Cults Jack Steen

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Publisher: Deathbed Publishing Published: 11/24/2021 Pages: 248 Genre: Occult Horror Review: Kindle Unlimited Amazon They arrive alive. They leave dead. But first, they give me their deathbed confessions and this time - it's all about those involved in cults. There will be 5 confessions within this book, and trust me...it's going to be a wild ride: PATIENT 983 - thought she gave birth to the antichrist. PATIENT 962 - his nickname was the Candyman...any guesses why? PATIENT 922 - grew up in a cult and believes he was the first of a 'pure' race. PATIENT 835 - he was part of a secret test by the government and I've been waiting on his confession for a while! PATIENT 727 - this was a kid who loved Halloween and believed in all the rules. I sure you hope you didn't break any...

Kindle Unlimited: Mary Kelvin V.A Allison

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Publisher: Self Published: 2/24/2023 Pages: 7 Genre: horror Review: kindle unlimited Amazon Mary just wants to live...

Kindle Unlimited: Woom by Duncan Ralston

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Publisher: Shadow Work Publishing Published: 9/7/2017 Pages: 137 Genre: Horror Review: Kindle Unlimited Amazon Warning: this book contains graphic violence and sexuality most readers will find offensive. "I believe pain lingers," Angel said. "Do I believe in spirits? In the supernatural? Probably not." The Lonely Motel holds many dark secrets... and Room 6 just might possess the worst of them all. Angel knows all about pain. His mother died in this room. He's researched its history. Today he's come back to end it, no matter the cost, once and for all. Shyla, a plus-sized prostitute, thinks the stories Angel tells her can't be true. Secrets so vile, you won't want to let them inside you. But the Lonely Motel doesn't forget. It doesn't forgive. And it always claims its victim.

Kindle Unlimited: The Community by: N. Jamiyla

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Publisher: Published: Pages: Genre: Review: Amazon An arresting and emotional memoir about a family’s indoctrination into a religious cult, a daughter coming to terms with a parent’s devastating choices, and the trials ahead in post-9/11 New York. In 1978, when Jamiyla was two years old, her mother, Ummi, quit her job, converted to Islam with her husband, and moved into an exclusive Muslim society in Brooklyn. Once inside the Community, the family was separated by its powerful and charismatic leader, Dwight York, who was hiding behind the name Imam Isa. Instead of the devotional refuge they’d imagined, the Community was a nightmare of controlled abuse and unspeakable secrets. Forty years later, Jamiyla was ready to excavate and understand a past buried in bad dreams, disturbing memories, and inexplicable rage. It was a place Ummi never wanted to return to. Jamiyla had to. Jamiyla’s emotional memoir tells her family’s story of life inside and outside the cult, and of escaping into new