by Jeff Menapace

4.3 stars – 259 reviews

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by Thomas Hollyday

4.1 stars – 225 reviews

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An expensive real estate development is halted when contractors find an ancient relic. The State of Maryland insists archeologists must determine the historical value of the site before construction proceeds.

Frank Light, a famous archeologist, is sent by his university to study the site, a mudflat on an old farm. The relic appears to be part of an old ship but a local black pastor insists the site covers a graveyard for slaves.

As he works, Light changes from a stuffy well contented professor into a man searching for his honor. He and a fellow historian, a female former student, fight for the right to uncover and preserve a terrible mystery she considers “amazing.” When financial and racial interests terrorize them, they realize once the age old lesson in life, truth comes with a very high price in murder.

Slave Graves is the first book of the acclaimed River Sunday Romance Mystery series by Thomas Hollyday. The author’s unique Chesapeake voice once again gives us an exciting read about the people, their beliefs and legends, the animals and the grasping mud and black water wetlands of this mysterious American region. His other critically acclaimed novels include Magnolia Gods, Powerboat Racer, Gold, Terror Flower, China Jewel, and Easter Sunday.

Each book, introducing new memorable characters, retains the simple and beautiful lifestyle, history and beauty of the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Powerful subjects such as freedom, atomic war, racism, religion, terror, sailing, and family love, are approached. Stories are insightful and well researched with technical expertise, humor, and fast moving action.

River Sunday Romance Mysteries are suitable for teen and older readers. They have no strong language and romantic descriptions are clean and suitable for family reading, discussion and enjoyment.

Thomas Hollyday has spent years working for animals rights. Part of the proceeds of his books goes to financing the research and maintenance of fresh drinking water resources for wildlife.

by Kishan Paul

4.7 stars – 142 reviews

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If you want to live, you must let go of the past…Twenty-eight-year-old psychologist, Alisha Dimarchi, is abducted by an obsessed client and imprisoned in his Pakistani compound for over two years. Forced to change her name and live as his second wife, her life is filled with trauma and heartbreak. Thrust into a world of violence and oppression, Ally must fight not only to keep herself alive but to protect the lives of the people she now considers family. At night, she retreats into her memories of the only man she has ever loved—a man she believes no longer loves her.Thirty-four-year-old handsome surgeon, David Dimarchi, has spent the last two years mourning the disappearance of his wife. After a painful and isolated existence, he begins the process of healing. It is then he is visited by a stranger, who informs him that Ally is very much alive and needs his help. In a desperate attempt to save her, David enlists the help of a mercenary. Together they find themselves in the center of more than just a rescue mission. Will he be able to reach her in time, and if he does, will she still want him?Warning: This book contains graphic scenes and very sensitive subject matters .

by Scott Conrad

4.6 stars – 3 reviews

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Brad Jacobs has spent his life saving innocents…
But can the staunch protector, turn cold-blooded assassin?

When a sleek limousine pulls up in front of Brad Jacobs’ secret ranch, the retired Marine is left wondering who he’s angered now. Governments, cartels or terrorists; his list of enemies grows longer each day. But as he stares down the tinted windows, the last person he’s expecting to emerge is a Chinese gentleman in a thousand-dollar suit.

The man comes with a mission that’s hard to refuse. Two innocents, daughters of a Chinese businessman, taken by one of the world’s most ruthless criminal masterminds. El Caiman is so violent, even the US government is reluctant to confront him. Each day the girls remain captive, they’re likely subjected to unthinkable horrors—assuming they’re alive at all.

But there’s a hitch. This isn’t only a rescue mission; the Chinese are out for blood, and they won’t take no for an answer. Jacobs might be deadly, but he’s never killed in cold blood; even if this enemy is his vilest opponent yet.

Jacobs’ darkest hours are approaching. But will he choose the light, or succumb to the beast that simmers within?