Bee Free Little Bug

JUST HOW FAR WAS TOO FAR? Life was passing 25-year-old Claire MacDonald by. Okay, so she had a steady office job (but paying barely minimum wage), a too-perfect steady boyfriend (a ‘keeper’, as Mum constantly reminded her) and a roof over her head (albeit in Deptford), but surely there had to be more in life for her than that? Then she found a bag, an expensive Prada rucksack abandoned at Waterloo station. She couldn’t believe her luck. Not just expensive but ridiculously so, a little ray of luxury on that cold winter morning. And she’d been looking for a new bag and the overdraft was growing out of control. So she took it. And, once she’d met the bag’s owner, the enigmatic Barclay, Claire’s predictable, routine life became more thrilling and deadly than she had ever dreamed it could be as she embarked on a career as the getaway driver for a man well and truly beyond redemption

Was there any way to undo the damage and bring back closeness they once shared?
Eighteen years ago, Felicity Sutton made the biggest mistake of her life when she broke off her engagement to Jaylon Briggs. Her father had pointed out that a year after graduating high school Jay still didn’t have a steady job, a sure indication that he’d likely never amount to anything. So despite her love for the boy, she ended their relationship and headed to college — to a life that would finally make her father proud. Biggest. Mistake. Of. Her. Life.
After years of hard work, Jaylon Briggs now operates a multi-million dollar shipping enterprise. He’s poured everything into his business, and for what? It all means nothing without the woman he loves by his side, sharing a life together. Some days, he longs to be that teenage boy again. The one with only his beat-up old surfboard headed to the beach in a borrowed car, his girl beside him.
Can he trust her to chose him for him and not for the money he now has in abundance?

Meet Inspector Alun Ryga of Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad. Having survived WW2 in a prisoner of war camp, he’s vowed to get justice for those who need it.

1950, Portland Island, Dorset.

A dead man is found by former war photographer Eva Paisley in a secluded bay on Portland Island. The victim was stabbed in the neck with a narrow-bladed knife.

Inspector Alun Ryga is called from Scotland Yard to investigate. But no one in the local community seems to know who the victim is.

The man appears to have been a labourer, but he is found dressed in a tailored pinstriped suit, silk underwear, handmade shoes and rare pink-diamond cufflinks. Something about him doesn’t add up…
Ryga quickly establishes a good working relationship with Eva Paisley. But the local police warn Ryga not to trust her.

It’s Ryga’s first solo investigation outside of London. He’s keen to prove his worth. But will it cost him his life?

The Horror Collection: Ruby Edition from KJK Publishing celebrates the 10th book of the series! Featuring exciting and horrifying original stories from;

Tom Deady
Calvin Demmer
Lex H. Jones
Ronald Kelly
John Kennedy
Kevin J. Kennedy
Christopher Motz
Kyle M. Scott
Guy N. Smith
Steve Stred

Since its conception in 2018, The Horror Collection series has been a firm favourite amongst global horror readers.

With each edition, KJK Publishing has prided itself in bringing audiences new stories from a coalition of brilliant indie talent across the spectrum of horror literature. Putting these stories firmly in the hands of readers, these collections are perfect for those who enjoy shorter works of fiction, those seeking fresh talent in the horror genre and make great reads, as a break between devouring longer works. A novel break, we could say!

We hope you love this collection as much as we do!

For fans of mystery, murder, intrigue and slow burn gaslamp fantasy.

Edith Ashton is the last of her kind. But the world thinks she’s dead.
1893 London. Witches live uneasily alongside humans after a treaty that stripped them of their immortality in exchange for living out in the open. In that aftermath, Death Witches were hunted down and eradicated.
All but one.

Edith hides in plain sight as an investigator with the First Council, solving murders with her magic. She can see a victim’s last moments of life. It’s a convenient gift. An inconspicuous one. And it keeps her true power a secret.
But when a witch’s death exposes the disappearance of five more, she is forced into a case that rips into her past. The trail leads to the Sparrows – a long-dormant order that wiped out every Death Witch in England – including Edith’s family.
As the full moon draws near, more witches vanish. When a witch she has sworn to protect is abducted, she won’t stay hidden any longer.

To stop them, Edith will have to unmask a magic she has spent decades burying.
And once the Sparrows know that a Death Witch still lives, they will finish what they started.

Dinah Hance can’t forget the day her best friend was murdered. All she wants is for the nightmares to go away. But when infamous outlaw Sal Valentin returns ten years later and kills her father in cold blood, moving on becomes impossible.

Devastated and desperate to be free of her haunted past, Dinah knows she can’t rest until she gets her revenge. She insists on joining the posse pursuing the Valentin Gang and leaves behind the only home she’s ever known. Determined not to be a burden, she makes every effort to show her mettle, but being a young unmarried woman traveling with eight men proves lonely and daunting.

When a reckless chase separates her from the posse, Dinah falls headlong into mortal danger, and gang member Joseph Gray saves her life. Seeing the good in him complicates her feelings, and Joseph finds himself torn between the gang that is his family and his attraction to Dinah. Now in the fight of their lives, strained loyalties and a dark secret will put Joseph’s courage and Dinah’s faith to the ultimate test. Can love cover a multitude of sins?

Gone Outlaw is a poignant and heartfelt novel by author Madison K. Thames. If you like classic Western adventures with rip-roaring action and a dash of romance, you’ll love this inspiring story of hope, healing, and beauty from ashes.