Short Chapter

Local thug Hector Gomez has a score to settle with Niki Dupre. She has upset his profitable businesses, and there will be hell to pay. After she's lured to a vacant warehouse, Niki discovers the corpse of a young girl. Soon after, two goons are after her. But now, it's the strawberry blonde's turn to wage war on Hector, as she goes after his pay-for-protection scheme and illegal warehouse. Can Niki bring Hector to justice and stop his operation - and avoid collateral damage?

When the heat gets too high, someone dies. But this time, Niki Dupre must investigate a different kind of heat. When young Randy Netterville dies in a warehouse fire, the insurance company asks Niki Dupre to investigate. The investigation leads to a local crime lord, Hector Gomez, and it's not the first time he and Niki have crossed paths. But is passion the fire behind Randy's death? Fighting through smoke screens, Niki races to find out the unbelievable truth.

It started with a hostage and an odd ransom demand. After the members of the rescue team are killed trying to overcome the abductor, the real action begins. Bombs start going off in the yard, and when armored tanks fail, Niki is called on to free the hostage. As the hostage crisis becomes a circus of errors and miscalculations, is Niki's skill and expertise enough to keep her alive?

When a self-driving car goes crazy and kills two people, the designer turns to Niki for help. He thinks something else than technology is responsible; his design was beyond fault. Weaving through the falsehoods and misdirections, Niki soon finds herself in danger. On this perilous road, there is a dangerous curve at the end. But is the killer closer than she had thought?

When the sheriff of West Feliciana Parish is found murdered in his own jail, Niki Dupre is called in to investigate. Soon, Niki learns that a local chapter of the infamous MS-13 gang is responsible. But they are hired thugs; gangs do not kill sheriffs without getting paid. The more Niki delves into the murder, the more entangled she gets with the local gang and their leader Juan Valdez. And he doesn't play by the rules.

After the cards were dealt, one player didn't make the cut. At a local poker tournament, a player is murdered after the first game day. A suspect is booked for the murder, but something doesn't add up. To root out the real killer, Niki joins the tournament. But is the deck stacked against her?

When a girl's body is discovered with a missing toe, her father hires Niki Dupre to find the murderer. With prostitutes, pimps, a rehab clinic and a mysterious huge man all involved, Niki has to delve deep into the Baton Rouge underground to solve this one.

Some people take fishing too seriously. Retired Admiral Bobby Burns did, and it cost him his life. There is no shortage of suspects. His wife, Pattie Grace, is also accused of the murder. Niki Dupre, the most famous private investigator in Louisiana, doesn't believe her former Sunday School teacher could kill her husband. Soon, the case turns from fishy to dangerous. But who killed the admiral?

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In the Wye Valley Writers' first audio anthology for children, all ages will enjoy the adventures of kindly trolls, gullible giants, wicked queens, and racing kangaroos. Make a mobile phone call to a noisy fairy, take tea in a caravan on the moon, or discover an enormous pair of nostrils up your chimney. Lessons in capturing burglars, carrying out a dare and remembering to wipe your nose! A lovely collection of short stories for all the family, perfect for a long car journey.

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Reading to children is very important to cultivate their interest in books and to spend time together. Just as important is to talk about what was brought up in the story. This opens up teaching moments where an adult can pass on hard-earned knowledge and wisdom to a child. There are five stories in this collection that address messy rooms, not judging things by how they look, how everyone has special skills, to be careful about being too proud and about complaining too much.

Benjamin is NOT afraid of the dark or of monsters. That is until one night when the bumps in his closet become too noisy to ignore. He bravely explores his room, finding fuzzy monster friends who are just as afraid of him and his little dog, Rex, as he is of them! Enjoy this story of bravery and friendship even in unlikely places!

Theft doesn't pay. Unless you take a roll of lottery tickets and one of them hits the jackpot. John David Netterville found said tickets on the ground outside a gas station. Unfortunately, they had been stolen. When the cashier identifies him as the thief, trouble ensues. Niki Dupre must prove Netterville's innocence, despite the evidence stacked against him. But did he really do it?

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Carmella always knew she would find the love of her life in an exotic foreign country. But there’s a deadly catch to it, in “Souvenir”. Watching archaeologists unearth a mummified Iron Age corpse from a Danish bog gives a college professor an idea…how to commit the perfect murder, in “Bog Bodies”.

Unleashing Your Super Powers are unique short stories that inspires children to believe in themselves and their abilities, while teaching values such as teamwork, kindness, and perseverance.

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In a world devastated by corruption, Father Darcy has lost his faith. After letting down the very people he pledged to protect, he decides to take a pilgrimage across the dangerous English countryside in an attempt to find his mission again. There, he meets men hungry for his blood. A vicious, relentless landscape. And two boys more dangerous than anything he has ever seen before. But can he save these children, or will they change his cause forever?

The twins are on the hunt for ghosts again, and trouble follows. Tripping into an open grave, they discover a dead man covered in fresh blood. They race to find Hawk Theriot, the only federal ranger in the vast Atchafalaya Basin. Hawk tracks the murderer through clues left at the scene. Meanwhile, the murderer breaks into Hawk's camp in search of the twins, putting Kristi's life in jeopardy.