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  Featured Book: No Decision – A Gut-gripping Political Thriller by Ridge King
 


About Featured Book: No Decision – A Gut-gripping Political Thriller by Ridge King

A deadlocked election. A brutal fight for the Presidency. Will deadly intrigue and sexual manipulation control the deciding vote?

FREE from April 26-30.

The pages turn themselves in this thrilling story of ruthless political blackmail and intimidation.

After serving his country well, retired Navy SEAL Jack does his best to keep a low profile. But when an election standoff plunges the nation into turmoil, he leaves his Miami detective agency to help elect his ambitious father who is an underdog in a vicious campaign for President. While Jack steps into the dangerous fight, unscrupulous powermongers go beyond the law to sway the results at any cost.

With the contents of a top-secret file threatening to implode multiple careers, Jack flies into action to prevent international chaos. But when the critical votes come down to a handful of key, vulnerable people, Jack may be the only person who can save his country from anarchy, even as he is sucked into a vortex of romance and intrigue.

Can he make a difference — before it's too late?

And will the problems with his hot-headed but sexy Cuban girlfriend Babylon Fuentes, create more problems than they solve?

As the foundation of democracy is threatened, can Jack stymie traitors or does he join them to ensure his father claims the cherished prize of the Presidency?

The St. Clair Thriller Series is a rollercoaster shock ride involving intrigue, romance and action that shuttles between Miami and Washington. If you like compelling characters, government intrigue, and a race against time, then you’ll love Ridge King’s gripping adventure.

This Thriller book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print, Audiobook

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  HIDDEN by O.N. Stefan
 

Amanda must use every resource to rescue a child from sinister forces…
On a compound in the wilds of Montana, where followers of the Holy Tribe of God must conform rigidly to rules of the Tribe, Amanda connects with an previously unknown uncle, who believes God speaks through him.
When a child of the Tribe disappears, Amanda is compelled to find the child and defeat the sinister forces while putting her own life in mortal danger.

A tale of murder, misplaced faith, lust, greed and a missing boy.

Targeted Age Group:: Adult

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I was inspired to write Hidden when I read about Charles Manson and how he influenced his followers to do terrible deeds and other sect leaders that brainwash their followers.

How Did You Come up With Your Characters?
I love creating something from the world around me. My characters are from newspapers, everyday people and from my imagination.

Book Sample
Chapter 3
California

Amanda drove through the streets of San Francisco and into the parking garage one street back from the Campbell-Beare building. She parked in her usual spot and headed for the elevator.
A man wearing a dark hoodie was sitting in a nearby van.
An uneasy sensation crept over her, and she hurried to the elevator. She jiggled the button. Come on, hurry up.
The man stepped from the van and strode toward her.
Geez! She hit the button again, hoping the elevator doors opened before he reached her.
Finally inside, she punched the button for the ground floor. The doors closed slowly… too slowly. She reached inside her purse for the pepper spray.
The man held a cell phone in his hand and dialed a number while staring at her.
She tensed, but he did not reach out and stop the door from closing.
When the carriage started its ascent, she let out the breath she had been holding.
Moments later, the elevator stopped.
She waited, hoping it would start moving again soon.
Nothing happened.
She dialed the service number listed on the side panel. It rang and rang, but no one answered. Shit, shit, shit!
Banging on the doors did not get any response either. She tried calling the service number again.
Still no answer.
She pressed the emergency button.
No response.
Fuck.
She did not want to be late for the board meeting. She had left an hour early to allow for any traffic delays. Now, she might be stuck in this elevator for hours. "Help. Help!"
The eerie silence was unnerving. The walls seemed to close in, on her. Breathe.
She gasped, reached for her asthma inhaler, and took a lung-expanding dose.
Dialing 911, she stuttered out her predicament to an operator who asked for the address. Just as she was about to tell the woman her location, the phone disconnected.
She dialed again, but the signal was gone. She tried repeatedly to no avail.
Had the guy in the parking garage done this? Had he used something other than a cell phone to stop the elevator in between floors? She tried to dismiss the thought, but it swelled, and her uneasiness grew.
Amanda banged her fists on the doors again, her heart beating against her chest like a trapped bird.
She tried to pry open the doors. Slowly, they inched apart, but not enough for her to ease through and climb up to the floor above her head.
When voices drifted down to her, she screamed. "H-help me. Help! I'm stuck in the elevator!"
No one replied.
She screamed until she was hoarse.

Author Bio:
I'm an author and reader from Australia.
I read thrillers by M.A. Comley, Mark Dawson, James Patterson, Lee Child, Harlan Coben, John Grisham, Clive Cussler, Jack Higgins and mysteries by Ruth Rendell, Minette Walters, and Sue Grafton. However, I will read anything that captures my interest. If there is a good story out there, I want to read it!

I enjoy practicing Tai Chi and Tai Chi Sword. I love to watch soccer, tennis and Formula 1 Racing. I enjoy going to shows and movies. I love traveling around the world. At last count, I've visited seventeen countries. Sadly, with COVID still raging, I'm staying home as much as I can.

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