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Shadows of Deceit is the second installment in the thrilling Series of Shadows.
Three bodies. No clues. No heads.
It takes more than a near-death experience to keep Detective Lou Donovan off the job. Three decapitated bodies are discovered in the empty house of a high-profile Colombian coffee mogul putting a drug cartel at the top of the suspect list. Or is that the perpetrator's intent?
Lou and her team find themselves dancing on the edge of an international incident where every twist and turn uncovers a tangled web of murderous lies. When the absence of evidence is their strongest lead, Lou must find a way to solve the case while navigating a minefield that threatens to expose the people she has come to love.
A unique mix of mystery, crime and a touch of romance, Shadows of Deceit will have readers anxiously turning the pages to discover the truth behind the endless maze of bloodlust and greed.
Find out more at: www.mellcorcoran.com
First assignment: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The Mexican border town is awash in drug violence, intrigue, and temptation for a young American diplomat.
When Love Comes Back is a story which revolve around a guy who see's a piece of paper in his cabin every morning which has some notes. Confused and surprised guy tries to find out who is writing the letter and what for.
Evlyn lives in a boring small town until one day she learns about a murder. Little does she know the town will be covered in blood? More murders begin to happen and burglaries slowly start. Oddly the murders don’t show signs of a serial killer…. Raymond and Nyght Miller are new to the town and seem to be nice kind hearted people but is there another side to them? They seem to have had a bad past. What happened to them and what are they doing in the little town?
Not a sequel just another point of view.
Louis Matthews hopes to spend his time off work, relaxing and enjoying peaceful time when he gets a call telling him that one of his good friend’s house has been broken into. He has to take on responsibility to protect Samantha Moore the sister-in-law to his friend and his friend’s little girl to keep them out of trouble. He winds up having a job to do on his days off. Keeping Samantha from trouble is a tough task but he finds himself fighting off love as he gets to know her. Will he be able to do his job or will he lose the one woman he’s trying to protect?
When a woman hustles, theres no telling what might happen...
Kari Voucher is loving it at her new job working for the Illinois Northern Railroad alongside her two favorite wolves that made it all possible for her. But while she takes well needed pride and joy up in her current gig, there are unfortunately others who don't and will stop at nothing to sabotage the railroad infrastructure board by board, from the bottom up which they do so to one of the most valued trains bringing oil from the refineries to destinations all over the upper Midwest and beyond. With the help of her engineer and trusted friend, Trisha Watson along with an unexpected guest, the group will stop at nothing to find the culprits of this disaster and bring their sadistic actions to a halt before more company property and resources/assets are soon destroyed.
Eight people awaken in a bomb shelter, the only problem is they only have enough rations for four people to survive.Who will stay and who should be "banished". All from the diary viewpoint of a twenty-six year old pregnant housewife, Lila. There will be many twists, turns, and betrayals; but who's to say what is reality and what is an illusion.
*A short story*
A man on the run, stuck in a rain storm, finds sanctuary thanks to the help of a good Samaritan passing by, or so he thinks.
Jack Spader is enjoying his life as an hired assassin, and why not, it pays well. However, when he learns of his ex-wife's death in a car crash, and of his ten year old estranged daughter being placed into foster care, he feels duty bound to give up his work and take on his role as a father. He knows his clientele are not going to like it, but feels he has no choice.
Even though he hasn't seen his daughter in five years, he begins to prepare his future as a father, and leave behind the seedy world he once knew. Until he discovers that one of his clients isn't quite ready for him to retire, and so kidnaps his daughter, forcing him to carry-out one more job. It all seemed so simple, until he learns the identity of his proposed victim. He has been given a deadline of one month. Jack is left with a choice of doing the job or saving his daughter. However, he has no idea which of his many clients it is .
Will he have the time to locate his daughter, and save her. Or will he have to carry out the contract.
Shadows of Deceit is the second installment in the thrilling Series of Shadows.
Three bodies. No clues. No heads.
It takes more than a near-death experience to keep Detective Lou Donovan off the job. Three decapitated bodies are discovered in the empty house of a high-profile Colombian coffee mogul putting a drug cartel at the top of the suspect list. Or is that the perpetrator's intent?
Lou and her team find themselves dancing on the edge of an international incident where every twist and turn uncovers a tangled web of murderous lies. When the absence of evidence is their strongest lead, Lou must find a way to solve the case while navigating a minefield that threatens to expose the people she has come to love.
A unique mix of mystery, crime and a touch of romance, Shadows of Deceit will have readers anxiously turning the pages to discover the truth behind the endless maze of bloodlust and greed.
Find out more at: www.mellcorcoran.com
First assignment: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The Mexican border town is awash in drug violence, intrigue, and temptation for a young American diplomat.
When Love Comes Back is a story which revolve around a guy who see's a piece of paper in his cabin every morning which has some notes. Confused and surprised guy tries to find out who is writing the letter and what for.
Evlyn lives in a boring small town until one day she learns about a murder. Little does she know the town will be covered in blood? More murders begin to happen and burglaries slowly start. Oddly the murders don’t show signs of a serial killer…. Raymond and Nyght Miller are new to the town and seem to be nice kind hearted people but is there another side to them? They seem to have had a bad past. What happened to them and what are they doing in the little town?
Not a sequel just another point of view.
Louis Matthews hopes to spend his time off work, relaxing and enjoying peaceful time when he gets a call telling him that one of his good friend’s house has been broken into. He has to take on responsibility to protect Samantha Moore the sister-in-law to his friend and his friend’s little girl to keep them out of trouble. He winds up having a job to do on his days off. Keeping Samantha from trouble is a tough task but he finds himself fighting off love as he gets to know her. Will he be able to do his job or will he lose the one woman he’s trying to protect?
When a woman hustles, theres no telling what might happen...
Kari Voucher is loving it at her new job working for the Illinois Northern Railroad alongside her two favorite wolves that made it all possible for her. But while she takes well needed pride and joy up in her current gig, there are unfortunately others who don't and will stop at nothing to sabotage the railroad infrastructure board by board, from the bottom up which they do so to one of the most valued trains bringing oil from the refineries to destinations all over the upper Midwest and beyond. With the help of her engineer and trusted friend, Trisha Watson along with an unexpected guest, the group will stop at nothing to find the culprits of this disaster and bring their sadistic actions to a halt before more company property and resources/assets are soon destroyed.
Eight people awaken in a bomb shelter, the only problem is they only have enough rations for four people to survive.Who will stay and who should be "banished". All from the diary viewpoint of a twenty-six year old pregnant housewife, Lila. There will be many twists, turns, and betrayals; but who's to say what is reality and what is an illusion.
*A short story*
A man on the run, stuck in a rain storm, finds sanctuary thanks to the help of a good Samaritan passing by, or so he thinks.
Jack Spader is enjoying his life as an hired assassin, and why not, it pays well. However, when he learns of his ex-wife's death in a car crash, and of his ten year old estranged daughter being placed into foster care, he feels duty bound to give up his work and take on his role as a father. He knows his clientele are not going to like it, but feels he has no choice.
Even though he hasn't seen his daughter in five years, he begins to prepare his future as a father, and leave behind the seedy world he once knew. Until he discovers that one of his clients isn't quite ready for him to retire, and so kidnaps his daughter, forcing him to carry-out one more job. It all seemed so simple, until he learns the identity of his proposed victim. He has been given a deadline of one month. Jack is left with a choice of doing the job or saving his daughter. However, he has no idea which of his many clients it is .
Will he have the time to locate his daughter, and save her. Or will he have to carry out the contract.