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With her past confronting her head-on, a game of tug of war is being played with her heart and Orchid is faced with having to make the most difficult choice of her young life. Will she choose to revisit her past or move forward with her plans to marry Khalil? But all is not as it seems. As more drama unfolds and alliances are questioned, deep, dark secrets from the past are revealed, once again threatening her family and any chance she has at happiness. Once again life has thrown Orchid a curve ball.

Marshall Drummond simply wanted to share a holiday gift with his good friend, Leroy Parker. But two brothers barge in with other ideas. One is armed with a rifle. The other is cursed and close to death. Not the gift Drummond had planned for. Welcome to the Marshall Drummond Case Files. These stories explore the dark mysteries and thrilling adventures of 1940s PI, Marshall Drummond, before he died and became the ghost detective found in the bestselling Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries.

The Last Days of New York: A reporter’s true tale tells the story of how a corrupted political system hollowed out New York City, leaving it especially vulnerable, all in the name of equity and “fairness”. When, in the future, people ask how New York City fell to pieces, they can be told - quoting Hemingway - “gradually, then suddenly”. New Yorkers awoke from a slumber of ease and prosperity to discover that their glorious city was not only unprepared for crisis, but that the underpinnings of its fortune had been gutted by the reckless mismanagement of Bill de Blasio.

From the rolling hills of the Pocono Mountains to the eerie depths of abandoned coal mines, this gripping collection of true stories of encounters with the supernatural will leave you questioning the boundaries of reality itself. Delve into the chilling specters that roam historic Gettysburg, read first hand accounts of extraterrestrial encounters in the mysterious Allegheny National Forest, and travel to the heart of Amish country, where even the most devout are not immune to the inexplicable.

Listen to the uncensored and unfiltered events that have left these witnesses forever changed. Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, this audiobook will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about the great outdoors.

Journey into the dark recesses of the wilderness with terrifying and true tales of horrific encounters and unexplained phenomena. From bone-chilling run-ins with Bigfoot and elusive cryptozoological creatures, to mind-bending UFOs and ghost sightings, this collection of first-hand stories from park rangers, police officers, hunters, campers, hikers, and more will leave you wondering what really lurks beyond the safety of civilization.

When a middle-class kid from the suburbs was caught using Facebook to distribute firearms bought legally at Indiana gun shows to notorious gangsters across the border - was he a kingpin or a scapegoat? David Lewisbey received perhaps the harshest sentence ever in a gun-trafficking trial. A college student from the suburban outskirts of Chicago, he allegedly embodied the enterprising swagger of his favorite rap lyrics, moving weapons for stacks of cash. John H. Richardson tours Chicago’s gun-soaked South Side with Lewisbey’s clientele and meets with the “Big Man” himself to unpack the truth.

On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese was brutally beaten and murdered in the street near her apartment, in full view of more than three dozen friends and neighbors - and no one did a thing to stop it. More than thirty-five years after its first publication, Thirty-Eight Witnesses, the true account of what transpired that night in Queens, New York, continues to disturb us. We would like to think that we would step in and do what we could to stop the carnage.

When you look at me, can you see my truth, can you tell who I am inside? Of course you can't, I hide it well, my secrets, pain, and lies. The crazy thing about doing things in the dark is that it....

No man has ever been able to resist Samiya Savage. The chocolate bombshell has everything: a big wallet, big butt, and sex appeal. What she doesn't have is a man to call her own. That's until she met Rich, in her favorite restaurant. She knew that Cupid had finally caught her when she met him. No man had ever captured her heart, and held her attention in the way that he had. When you find a man like Richard "Richie Rich" Fleming, who's young, black, and successful, you never let him go.

With Santi issuing an ultimatum, Journee is forced to choose between Kai, the love of her life and father of her child, and her father. The decision she makes causes a ripple effect throughout the family, and a course of events ensue including lies, murder, deceit, and an ultimate betrayal. When the family comes under attack, and lines are drawn in the sand, her hand is again forced, and she must choose.

Jackie Rogers-Barry is the senior associate pastor at New Life Grace ministries under her father Jonathan Rogers - a former pimp-turned-preacher. Married to a man who only sees her as a million-dollar paycheck and battling a mother who envies her for her father's love, Jackie is a woman wounded in emotions while ministering to those in need; but after she discovers secrets about her husband, she will soon throw herself into the middle of hell itself.

Shunni, Leelita, and Bambi are best friends. They grew up without nothing and we're looking for a come up. When Shunni meets Keneray she becomes his paid trophy and the First Lady of The By Any Means clique. This victory for Shunni stirs up drama between her and Bambi. Bambi having an agenda of her own causes chaos when she does the unthinkable. Feeling no remorse, Leelita jumps on the messy train giving Bambi a dose of her own medicine.

What Happens in This House is a dark tale of three close siblings. Joy, Jasmine, and Jackson all endured some of the most twisted and wickedest things inside of their home. Growing up in a small town in the south by the name of Canton, Mississippi, there was a saying that kept the secrets hidden for years. When sudden death comes upon their father Jack, the three siblings reunite and all of the dark secrets finally comes to the light. The old saying goes, "what happens in this house stays in this house".

Coffee had to lay the love of his life to rest. Not knowing how to deal with it, he goes insane trying to find Royal and Madison. Running out of options Coffee hires a private investigator, Stacy. Stacy is great at her job, but after seeing Coffee she can't stop thinking about him. Stacy is the type of woman who gets what she wants, but does she have what it takes to make Coffee fall in love with her?

Sometimes family can be your worst enemy. With Kamille being ready to watch her sister struggle, she lies to Salantay and gets Ayani kicked out with nowhere to go. Ayani, being desperate, accepts aid from her ex-boyfriend and Kash's father, Mr. Daniel, but things become far more complicated when they begin to mess around and Mr. Daniel starts to catch feelings that Ayani just can't reciprocate.

Have you ever had a friend that was more envious of you, than proud of you? Why not just cut that friend off? Well, because that would be too easy, and easy is not fun. As the old cliché goes, "If I can't have you, no one will." This couldn't be more true as Kelli attempts to rid her best friend Symone of everything she loves, just to settle an old debt that Symone is not even aware exists.

It's true what they say, karma has no menu and you get served what you deserve. Follow the lives of Zaria and Arteal on an emotional roller coaster as they try to survive in a world that's designed to break them down, a world filled with secrets and betrayal.

The only biological child of the King of the streets and his Queen, Journee was daddy's princess. Returning home after spending four years away at college, Journee was ready to take on the world and do it her way; without daddy's help. Stubborn and determined, Journee was determined to live her life according to her rules; especially when it came to love.

"Guys love being in situations" couldn't have proven to be anything less than the truth for Zaria. She lands herself in one big heap of mess when she falls for the wrong guy. Somebody's keeping secrets but with the help of her best friend Arteal, everything that was done in the dark will be brought to light. Arteal faces problems of her own that are far easier to hide than reveal. All she needs is a great escape from the cruelty of her harsh reality.