M. E Purfield
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When Miriam wakes up after a wild night out, the last thing she expects to find is a dead body with a hole in its head next to her. As a recent ex-convict, the last thing she needs is to be framed for murder. But with the cops on her tail and the bodies piling up in the city, Miriam finds herself on the run for her freedom – and the medication she needs to stay alive. Hole in the Head Freak is a gripping sci-fi crime story that will keep you on...
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She wanted to be alone to avoid the pain.Unfortunately, the world had other plans for her.Now she will redefine it. A Black Deeper Than Death started as a controversial stand-alone dark fantasy mystery and soon became book one of an eleven-book series with nine short stories weaved through it that redefined the genre. This edition presents the Miki Radicci Series in story order with book one (A Black Deeper Than Death) to book three (Blood Like Cherry...
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Linda has the perfect job working at the hospital switchboard, but when Christmas in July starts, she finds herself having to make an impossible choice. With no legitimate excuse to take a week away from work, she is left with no other option than to use her disabled son to take bereavement leave. But when she finds out that her scheme could end up killing someone, she must choose between her job and her family. Lifetime Hallmark Scheme is a humorous...
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The weird and supernatural comforts him. When it moves in next door, it could kill them all. Living with his mom in a New York City apartment after the Great World War, Stephen spends his free time outside of middle school at the movie theater or the library when not terrorized by neighborhood bullies. Stephen never thought his life could turn worse until Mr. Goodis, an anti-social writer who types day and night, moves in next door. A man more dangerous...
5) Thainig An
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The stakes are high in Thainig An, an action-packed science fiction short story set amid The Saoirse War. Young Camoo and their baby-expecting parent are trapped in their house as the Saibhir soldiers sweep in to enslave the survivors of a bombing. With the soldiers banging on their door, Camoo must make the difficult decision to balance giving life and taking death to survive. Will the family make it through the night? Discover the answer in Thainig...
6) The Deceiver
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In her world, he was a human monster.In this world, it's pure monster.It's unstoppable. Maybe psychic Miki Radicci was supposed to die in that explosion. She's not sure. She's surely not supposed to be stuck in 1972. She's definitely not supposed to be in the body of crooked cop Sean Nixon. A cop hunting for a cannibal eating the children of New York. A cop with ties to Miki's past. A past that would like to see Sean Nixon dead. The Deceiver is the...
7) Darby & Cain
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Welcome to Darby and Cain, a suspenseful supernatural short from the Tenebrous Chronicles. Three-year-old Darby and her mother Lorelei are house-sitting for their friend Miki, and Darby is the only one who senses something dark lurking in the shadows of the house. While the long dead owners watch from the past, an evil power stirs in the basement, threatening Darby and her family. If you enjoyed the Tenebrous Chronicles, you'll love Darby and Cain....
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Collected only here are the three parts of Cities That Eat Islands in the author-approved version. A sweeping story of crime, fantasy, and time travel that not only connects to the Miki Radicci Series and the Radicci Sisters series but brings to light the early years of the Tenebrous Chronicles. Exploring the unknown can be a daunting task, but when it comes to rescuing a friend, Carmella Noto and her twin brother Enzo will do whatever it takes. In...
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Max the cat was living a life of luxury and contentment...until Kerry was murdered. With Kerry's last will and testament, Max inherits a lot of money and a caretaker, and suddenly the target of a murderer. Max soon finds himself embroiled in a dangerous and humorous cat-and-mouse game with a killer determined to claim what is rightfully theirs. If you enjoyed the suspense and comedy of Donald Westlake, you'll love Sibling Rivalry. Buy it now! Bonus...
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When Cormier Oil and Gas sends geologist Warren to the planet FH-358, they assume it's lifeless. But instead, Warren discovers something unexpected: a teenage girl named Mina who knows where the oil comes from. The company desperately wants Mina's knowledge, but she doesn't know how to communicate with them. Out of time and frustrated, they decide to risk Mina's life for the location of the oil. In this thrilling sci-fi adventure, Warren will have...
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Deep in the wooded county of Ashland, Kentucky, Bella tries to grind her car back to life. Once again, she'll be late for work. When an amnesiac boy walks out of the dark woods, she finds that he's in worse shape than her despite bringing her car back to life.In return, Bella helps him out. Soon she will be the one who needs help. A thrilling dark fantasy short story from the Tenebrous Chronicles that will charge your heart and turn your knuckles...
12) Ealu
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Albee is a slave on a Saibhir residency ship, desperate for freedom and autonomy despite the light-years standing between them and their dreams. Captured again and tortured for answers, the Saibhir believe that Albee had help trying to escape. Is there a resistance on the ship? Or is it a dream created by torture? Ealu, the thrilling science fiction short story from the Saoirse War Series, will take readers on a journey of survival, bravery, and resilience....
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Malignant Little Bastards is a gripping crime story about an unassuming front desk worker, Alex, who is about to uncover the mysterious secret of Room A6 in a beach town hotel. Working the front desk can be boring until a guest complains about the people in A6. The children are loud with their screaming and laughing, but the couple in room A6 have no children. Strange occurrences keep happening around the hotel and Alex is determined to find out what...
14) Tenebrous Two
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Two teenage girls on a dark journey. Two girls stand on the edge of discovering something bigger than themselves. The Tenebrous Two combines two origin novels from the Tenebrous Chronicles. Though Angel Spits and Party Girl Crashes the Rapture are set in contrasting locations, both novels explore challenging girls solving a possible murder while enriching a mythology created by a different series. The bundle also includes an introduction about the...
15) Angst
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Collected here for the first time, the first three young adult novels of M.E. Purfield. A Pentecostal girl not only questions her faith when she meets a Buddhist punk in her school but also what it means to be family in jesus freakz + buddha punx. A guitarist bored with her art runs off to New York to live with her father and join the circus brewing in a time of great cultural change in Breaking Fellini. Delicate Cutters documents a teen girl's struggle...
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It speeds toward Earth. Intent of destruction. Or so they believe. With only a few more days until the violent apocalypse, people in the city jump off their roofs to control their fate. Teenage Isaac seems to be handling the end days well unlike his deteriorating mother. If only Isaac's mom could be like Leo the child-like building janitor. Leo believes they'll all be fine. Or maybe Leo's insane like the rest of them. Maybe Isaac needs to jump off...
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They are the largest minority in the world. They have no rights. They are told how to think, how to worship, and how to socialize. They are children. Some will grow up and repeat the pattern. Some will break from the vicious cycle and use their voices whether it be in the present or in the far, far future. How to Make Friends with Teenage Anarchists is a collection of young adult stories spanning many genres that will make you think twice about children...
18) Pain Killer
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Mike thought he was in for the worst pain imaginable when he arrived at the hospital with a kidney stone. Little did he know he was about to be thrust into an even more agonizing situation. When his roommate is murdered in the hospital, Mike soon finds himself the target of a killer. Can he find a way to save himself before it's too late? Pain Killer is a suspenseful mystery that will keep readers on their toes until the last page. If you enjoyed...
19) The Subject
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Hidden in a Brooklyn warehouse, Dr. Van Vogt and his team prepare to run a secret experiment for a desperate organization. When the Subject, a pre-teen girl, arrives and the experiments begin, the results disappoint. Van Vogt knows the Subject can produce. He needs time. The organization has no time to give and the Subject has little time to live. A tense and disturbing sci-fi short story about the morals of science ripped from the Tenebrous Chronicles....